Form AzE-40t “UNITED STATES
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

i SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL LICENSE

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a Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Titie 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter
1, Part 70, “Special Nuclear Material Regulations,” a license 1s hereby issued authorizing the licensee

j to seceive and possess the special nuclear materiel designated below; to use such special nuclear
3 material for the purpose(s) and at the place(s) designated below; and to transfer such matezial to
persons authorized to receive it in accordance with the regulations in said Part, This license shall

B! be deemed to contain the conditions specified in Section 7C.32(a) of said regulations, and is subject
g to all cpplicable rules, regultions, and orders of the Atomic Energy Commission now or hereaiter in
& effect and to any conditions specified below.
x! Licensee . * 3. License No, ~—
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‘Bol Nome Spenser Chemical Company 1 Ste 329
‘ Dubgtt : 4, Expiration Date
“€! 2. Address Did. Building ..... 2
| Kansas City 5, Missoumt September 30, 1962
Fo 5. Docket No.
3 70-310
§. Special Nuclear Material 7. Maximum quantity of special nuclear material

which licensee may possess at any one time
under this license

isotope.

"8. Authorized usefor the chemical processing of asaniaa oasloned up to S848 the
: U-235 isotepe.in accordance with the procedures desezibed in the Heenseets
applications of June 22 and duly 28, 1959,

i «69. Quantity of special nuclear material allocated to licensee pursuant to Section 70.31 (b) of said part

Yous
CONDITIONS
10. Unless otherwise specified, the authorized place of use is the licensee's address stated in Item 2
above.

Tris activity authorized in the licensee!s Jayhawk Works located between
Pittsburg, Xansas and Joplin, iissoari,

Foz the U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

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Spencer Chemics) Company

Virtaburg, Keasas

Day 2-5, 1961
urinslysis teats made. ‘Toe results of the subsequent bi-weekly tests are: February 15, 1961,
426 d/als Pevrusry 23, 1961, 218 S/m/; March 1, 1961, 162.0/m/; March 14, 1961, 307
Sj; March 27,1962, 145 d/m/iz Avril 3, 1961, 132 a/m 7; Apsil 17, 1961, 58 ¢/m/G Sod |
April 24, 1961, 151 ¢/m/. Mr bas vot Yet heer retsraed wo work ib oral.

*"" usinalysia for March 1, 2961 dedicated 93.4 d/m/l. His subsequent test

on March 15, 1961 indicated » result of 89.5 d/aa/1. ‘The April 20, 1963 uciaatyais tor Mr,
t 133.8 d/n/. ‘He was removed from the uranium work ares. The

April 24, 196) urinalysis report tadiceted that Mr. shed @ reeult of 143 amie
=“

He elec was removed trem working wit erautum. =~ ve

A file memorandum written by Mr. Casnoweth and tacloded 98 Appendix D of this report indicates
the action taken to decrease the pocential expomires,

When it was discovered that Messra. had high sxinalysis results,’
further air samples wers made. Tasos inca tat (oe a er recent a
into the general atmosphere dus to £4 y oeales process of rectification at the

33. The results of the covtemination surveys dating from January 24, 1961 to April 25, 196:
were reviewed. Theve results fodicsted « maximum ‘of 6250 d/m/100 cm? (bema-gamms) and «
minimum of 3,8 d/m (bete-gamma). An average resuit is lesa than 1000 d/n/100 cx?, These
resulta are 8 composite of all the areas surveyed in this msuner- ‘The various areas are 7
cleaned daily by wet-mop sad vacuum to keep the contemination at & low level. wet

34. The results of the xadiation surveys dating from January 8, 1960 through March 2, 196)
indicates a meximum of 0.6 mx/ar,-a minimum-of 0.02 mr/hr (background) aid av svexage of
0.06 mx/ur. These were beta-gamma surveys conducted by the Hcensee af the Fiunt #2 and
the "T" House areas.

3S. The waste digpoaal log {rom January 1, 1960 through March 25, 1961 indicated s tom! of
400, $06 gallons of waste having approximately 21,206 grams of uranium (ranging from depleted
to 93% enrichment) disposed of through the waste disposal process at this installatio:,.

36, Tue records also todicsted that 246 water and ailt samples bave been tanen. These records
indicate the following maxtmuz ,.minimmn and average results.

MAXIMUM

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Location . ()Fittesable . Activigy
1 (2) Nea-tileerable Alpes’

Spring River at Bpeacer Park * O)Pilrerabbs { 3.82.4,
(mt, above effluent discharge) (RNou-filterable ; 1.¢¢3.¢ 82235 H

Spring River at Hiway 66 , ()F Mrerable

{ WHhs , S88
{2 mi.delow effluent discharge) (2)Non-filtereble 0.6214 17.0817
Speacer Lake at Overflow ())Filtexable LStl¢ 212
{or effluent discharge) (2)Noa-filterable 6.6212 25287

Silt trom Spencer Lake “g2s.4 93233
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Continuation Sheet 7
Spencer Chemice! Compeny
Pittsburg, Kansas

May 2-5, 1961

a stataless steel micrometeliic filter and two absolute filters (back t back) is series. This
“reactor” and filter system is enclosed fn a exhausted to the s! through
a Cambridge absolute filter at a rate of italy 500 chm.

‘The fusion process in Room 16 is similar to that in Room 10 except for an intermediate filter
and the hoodie not filtered. ‘Tha off-gas of the “reactor” in Room 16 is veazad t the atmosphere
through « cyclone filter and separators, a paper filter (vacuum cleeser bag) aad two absolute
fllters (back to back). ‘Ths heod-eaclesing tals reactor systam is exheusted directly ge the
Atapspbere (not filtered) at a rate of sppreximately 2500 cin. . ,

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The 93% eaxiched material was processed in e special ares (“TTM teva). Au prersimplified
Vetaion of this process is ss follows: the feed prodect (UF, ‘Will be converted fp atther
ammontom dinrenste, eee of the oxides of uranium or tinsel UF,. “The deasbble ereniim
will be removed frows the reactant stream by modns of 4 filser ead the mused reactants will be
xetursed @ the resction sone, ‘The wraniom conteising materi] will by treated ina kigh tem-
perature furnace for coaversion to the desired product. ‘The flus! product is packaged in a hood.

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“The above process descriptions are oversimplified and more deta!l may be found in the Licensee's
letters to DLR dated December 28, 1939, January 4, 1960 and February 2, 1960.

19, The Ucensee bas written «dministrarive procedures which are applicable t his suclear
operations at the Jayhawk Works. These are patitled, “Health and Safety in Handling Uranium",
file #99801 dated February 19, 1956 and “Criticality Alarm Manual” dated December 1S, 1960.

‘The manual entitled, “Health and Safety in Handling Uranium” is divided into two parts; Pert I
includes: Fundamentals. of Radioactivity, Biological Stfects of Radiation, Radioactive Decay of
Uranium, Units of Radloactivity and Dose, Eterna! Radiation Hazard from Uranium, intemal
Hazards due to Uranium, Part U includes: Protection Against External Radiation from Uranium,
Protection Against Interns} Hazerds of Urankon, Genera) Safety Provisious, Housekeeping,

Waste Disposal, Records. Also included are abbreviations and symbols, definitions and refereaces.
‘Tee table of contents in the “Criticality Alarcs Mansal" includes the following mete chapters:
Fundamentals of Radioacuvity, Criticalicy Coutrol Factors, Criticality Alarm Procedures, Pire
Fighting Guide, Appendices ead References.

‘Lecnures on both these manuals have been ‘Siven to the employees of the Nuclear Fuels Section

Safety memoranda is issued periodically by Mr. Casosweth to all supervisors. These are
posted 60 they may be seen by all involved persons. Sepervisors bold monthly safety meetings
before shift changes and the perscanel are paid for attending these mastings. These meetings
toclude discussion of suclesx safety, Thermo-fax coples of all personnel monitoring results
are posted for the personnel to sec.

20. The Ucensee uses film badges and urioalysis far personnel monttoring. The licensee uses

»S. Landaur Jr., and Coropany film badge service on a monthly basis for between 30 and 60
people. dependant upon the workload. The Hcensce uses 2 beta-ganima badge with 8 strip of
indium foil scroas the top edge. The badges are sow being kept in plastic begs while they are
used to Sinep them trom becoming contaminated. This is a result of the film badge vendor
Indicatlog that berter than 50% of the 1960 bedges were contaminated,



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very truly yours,

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Assistant Director

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Ax 1826 , ITEMIZED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
FOR *

ERSION 1984,002 * * *

FROM: SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

OFFICE OF CENTRAL ‘OPERATIONS

300_.N. GREENE STREET

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21290-0300

AVE

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PERIOD REQUESTED

NUMBER HOLDER NAME:
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JANUARY 1945 THRU DECEMBER

YEAR JAN ~ MARCH APRIL -JUNE JULY ~ SEPT

EMPLOYER NUMBER:

MILITARY CHEMICAL WORKS inv
31. SO BROADWAY

PITTSBURG KS 00000-0000

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1946 650.50 661.26
1947. . 911.92 802.40
1948 975.00 975.00

1949 1,020.00 1,020.00
1950 1,050.00 1,050.00
1951 1,140.00 1,140.00
1952 1,275.00 1,305.00
1953 1,395.00 1,440.00

EMPLOYER NUMBER: .. ._.._.
CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS INC
1270 SIXTH AVE

NEW YORK NY 00000-0000

1950

EMPLOYER NUMBER:

SPENCER CHEMICAL CO

610 DWIGHT BLDG

KANSAS CITY MO 64105-0000

1954 1,685.00 1,725,00

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AcRun 14 © Pilot Plant and Hydrolysis Room
Alo"Reactox" pit

B-Recetviag Room

C-Lab anslyais and Special Projects
D-New Hood Room Fuston, Screening
B-Hood & Dry Box sud Packaging
P-Hood & Dry Box Ares
G-General Storg e Ares

H-Rm.16-Processing Aret~Fusion
Process Bqxipment

{-Licsase Material Storage
JoLacedey?

K-"T"-toom (oaly place where 93%
material is processed)

LeLanch Room
M-Qtfice and Change Arcs (visiting persons

NePackaging and Storage Ares (storege
prior w shipping)

O-Casnge ares (working personnel)
P-Wash Room

Q-Feed Preparation Area for the Pilot
Plant in Rm. 1¢

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23 pages of medical records withheld


r oc Me -5- we May 14, 1962
washington, D. C,

1-b. Concentration in Effluents to Unrestricted Area. During the
inspection of May 1961, one effluent air sample on a stack indi-
cated a discharge of 1 gram of normal uranium to the exterior
air around the plant site. At the time the air-flow through this
stack was so low that one gram over 2a 24-hour period exceeded
the limits\of Part 20. Two corrections have been made to this

stack: ,
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(1) A’ filter has been installed downstream from the exhaust
fan, and

(2) The effluent air has been increased by enlargement of the
exhaust fan, No high samples have been observed at this
point since this corrective measure.

“Since the inspection of May 1961, a systematic study of the stack
effluents from all operations have been periodically conducted,
and no high samples have been observed to date.

TI. A, Position of the furnaces with respect to the hood in the T-room,
Building 702: During the actual installation of this equipment,
it was determined that the position described in the epplication
would not lend itself to convenient installation of the ventila-
tion exhaust for the furnaces. - Therefore, the actual’ installa-
tion position was modified so that ‘the exhaust stacks could be
properly positioned, The spacing between the furnaces was still
maintained as described in the license application, and the
distance from the furnace to the hood was greater than two feet,
which also maintained an adequate safety factor from exiticality
control. We did not feel that such a minor change was properly
a subject for license modification.

B. The loading of the furnace boxes is being conducted in accordance
with the license application. Operators and supervisors have
been carefully instructed to follow exactly the provisions of
the license application.

C. The hood in Room 16 of Building 702 has been equipped with a
filter in accordance with the license application,

DQ, The term "inert atmosphere” is a relative description. In the
case of fused uraniun dioxide, it has been determined that air,
Co2 and/or argon are in fact inert to crystalline UO2 2a: room
_ temperature. We feel therefore that free substizucion of any
of these three gaseous atmospheres is in full compliance with
the license,



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September 24,2001

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Public Health Service *

Freedom of Information Office
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Dear Freedom of Information Office,

Refererite: TM----- **
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Dear Mr. Freedom of Information Office,

_ Traceived your reply to my request of August 16, 2001 and you informed me that you had sent my
request to the Centers for Disease Control. {'m writing today to request personnel-records on my
deceased in 1966... . is deceased and | am the eldest child.

, Fam the individual to who the record/information applies of that person's parent (if a minor or legal

. guardian, or @ person who js authorized fo sign on behalf of the individual to whom the
Tecord/information applies. | know that | make any respresentation which | know is faise to obtain
information from the records, | could be punished by a fine or imprisonment or both.

3)

Relationship (if other than:
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{ am thanking you in advance for this Information. | have written to Chevron Chemical company at
least three times and have been unable to receive a response to my request and | am hoping you
can help me, | need this information to file an EEOICPA claim,


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Mre"Chenoweth agreed that such sampling was needed and wold be
initiated.

Persopnes in the Licensee's program are monitored vith a monthly
fils badge service furaished by R. So Landausr Company, Park Forest,
Pilinoise Records are kept of the Landauer reports as well as a
oumulative record of each individual's rediation doss. Records
from August 1958, to December 1958, show no monthly exposures

.- LS mrem gama or 115 aren beta except for one individual. The

3he

Landauer repart of October 1958, indicated that 3 received
2 dose of 35 mrea gamma and 880 beta. Tho monthly Lancauer report
for December 1958, showed that . received # dose of 1:75 xren
gamma and 750 beta. Mr. Chenowetn stated that it is the consensus
of the resf@MBT5le Spencer personnal that 4 received the above
doses as a yesult of work with the heliarc wit wbich is used for
fusing the uraniua oxide samples to test the sintering qualities of
the material. received the higher film readings on each
occasion after working with the sintering process. Spencer supere
vision theorize that the exposures were possibly caused by low
energy rays from the heliarc welder (presutably low energy x-rays)»
It appears doubtful that these are true beta resdings. However,
sinilar readings vere not seen on the film of. another nan-who |
dirvctly assisted in the sintering tests. This difference
may-be due to the position of the two film badges relative to the
source of low energy rays» Procedure dictates that film badges will
not be taken out of the plant areas Mr. Chenowsth stated that
potential non-orcupational causes of the film readings, such a8
medical x-ray, are being investigated. Controlled film monitoring
of the heldarc is planned with assistance fron Landauer in evaluating
the results. Mr. Chenoweth was informed that the incident ws re~
portable under 10 CFR 20-)03(c). Mrs Chanoweth stated that the in-
cident would be reported as od but that it is planned to include
davthe report 2s much inforsation as the investigation of the incident
reveals, within the 30 day reporting limit. Mr. Chenowsth further
stated that shielding will be placed around the sintering proces if
the need is indicated by the controlled filmu monitoring.

The Licenses is provided with a monthly urinslysis service from the
Nuclear Science and Mgineering Corporation, Pittaburg, Pennsylvania.
The results reported since the inspection of the program by £00 were
not found to be significantly different with an average of apprecimately
2006 mg/l reported.

XI, POSTING

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The Licensee's facilities were found to be posted in accordance with the
requirenmts of 10 CFR 20.203(0)(2) & (2), and (£)(1) & (2). the
analytical laboratory was not posted, however, at the tine of this visit
posting was not required for this area. Posting requirements for the
laboratory were discussed with Mr. Chenoweth as an aid in meeting future
posting needs in this facility. The above posting findings may be con= |
sidered as constituting adequate corrective action for the items of non~
compliance with 10 CFR 20.203 as reported in Item 6, Porn 4-17 of the
ALOO report dated 9-11-55.


Special Exposure Cohort Petition U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
under the Energy Employees Occupational Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
filness Compensation Act National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION

This application for a special nuclear material license is submitted by

Spencer Chemical Company The company is incorporated in the state of Mis-
souri and has its principal office in the Dwight Building in Kansas City,

Missouri. The principal officers of the Company are:
Ke Ae Spencer ~ President
G. Y. Thomas ~ General Vice President (Operations)
J. P. Miller ~ General Vice-President (Finance)
J. E. Culpepper - General Vice President (Marketing)

B. V. Friedrich - Vice President, Administration, and Assistant
Secretary

I. GC, Denton - Vice President, Agricultural Chemical Division
H. R, Dinges - Vice President, Industrial Chemicals Division
¥. L, Pyle - Vice President, Plastics Division

N. C, Robertson ~ Tice President, Research and Development Division

‘E. W, Horgan - Treasurer

A. Mag - Secretary

ALL these officers have their offices in end Degnt Building except for
Vir. Mag whose address is 9 West Tenth Street, Kansas City, Missouri. AlL
are natural born citizens of the United States. The company is not con-
trolled by any alien, foreign corporation or foreign government.

This ‘license is requested for the processing of any enrichment of uranium up
to and including 5%. The uranium in the form of UFg or scrap is to be con-
verted to the oxide. The processing will pe done at the Jayhawk Works of the
Spencer Chemical Company Located between Pittsburg, Kansas, and Joplin, Mis-
souri, with e freight shipping designation of Military, Kansas.

the License is requested for ten years.

The product of the process normally will be finely divided U0, powder. Oxide
other than U02 may also be produced as finely divided powders. Nitrates and
sulphates may also be produced.

Tae vraniun vill be processei for other licensees. Plant start-up is schedw
for July 20, 1959. The == m design processing rate is 309 pounds of uray
per day. The gotual processing rave will depend upon the exact nature of th
feed materiel end upon customer demand. Inventory of [235 at the plant wil
not exceed 1,000 kilograms. Processing losses generally will be held to les.



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The building to house this facility is contained within the Jayhawk
plant site, It is constructed of steel framework and covered with
transite siding. All processing equipment is located along the east
half of the building, High equipment such as the extraction colums is
located in the 50' high bay in the center of the building, Layout of
the equipment is- shown on drawings 1-2600-l, and 1-2600-802,

The east wall behind the tanks and equipment is lined with stainless

steel sheet to facilitate clean-up of spills and splashes, A stainless
steel drip pan is provided along this wall under the equipment to con-
tain leaks and spills. There are no floor drains to eliminate the pos-

sibility of a spill being lost to the sewer.

The UOp serap pellet dissolver is 8,25" 1.D, The dissolver for "off.
spec" U0 powder is a kettle and will be used with mass safe batches,

The cold trap is of " pipe and the evaporator is 8" Sch. 10 pipe, The
pulse colums are )" pipe with 8" pipe end section, All uraniu-contain-
ing storage tanks are 10,25" maximum I.D.

The UF¢ cylinders are vaporized in a closed room. This room is provided
with adequate forced ventilation. The exhaust air from the room is
drawn through a scrubbing system to remove any UFg vapors. A fluorine
detector is located in the duct. carrying air from:the room to detect any

‘UF6 deaks. The same fume scrubber system also is connected to a hood

over the U0. powder dissolver to recover any uranium carry-over from the
dissolutions,

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Storage area is provided in the southwest quadrant of the processing
building for feed materials and/or packaged product. Safe spacing will
be maintained on all containers of uranium stored in this area. If more
space is required, UF, cylinders may be stored outside in their bird
cages on a concrete pad near the southwest corner of the building.


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SUMMARY FOR 1048
Unirradioied Enriched Uranium Scrap Recovery

As of December 31, there were five companies licensed to reclaim
unirradiated enriched uranium from scrap generated in fuel fabrication
and fuel material preparation. two companies having entered the field
during 1958.

Davison Chemical Co., Erwin, Tenn.

Englehard Industrial, Inc., Baker Platinum Diy.. Newark, N. J.

Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, Hematite. Mo., plant,

Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp., Apollo, Pa,
Spencer Chemical Co., Kansas City, Mo.

Disposal of radioactive ‘wastes. Applications for initial licenses to
provide a commercial service in disposing of low-level radioactive
svastes were received from 6 firms during 1958; 4 licenses were issued.
‘As of December 31, 8 licenses were in effect, 6 for waste disposal in
the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans, 1 for storage, and 1 for packaging and
returning wastes to the Commission. No licenses bave been issued
authorizing commercial-waste disposal service by burial in the ground.

The companies licensed to dispose of Jow-level wastes commercially,
jucluding two licensed for the first time, are:

American Mail Line, Seattle, Wash.

Atomic Energy Waste Disposal Service, Oakland, Calif.

Crossroads Marine and Salvage Co., Boston; Mass,

Isotopes Specialties Co., Burbank, Calif.

New England Tank Cleaning Co., Cambridge, Mass.

Nuclear Engineering Co., Inc., San Francisco, Calif,

Radiological Service Co., Long Island City, N.Y.

American Electronics, Inc. (Reed-Curtis Nuclear Industrial, Ine.), Culver City,

Calif.

Because-varied and complex techiical problems enter into disposing
of radioactive waste in significant quantities, the Commission's
regulation, 10 CFR 20,. “Standards for Protection Against Radiation,”
does not spell out precise details for waste disposal. It establishes
permissible concentrations considered safe in effluents to the environ-
ment; it allows only minimal quantities of “nuisance” waste to be
released into sewage systems or to he buried in soil, These levels of
activity are low enough to be permissible under any conceivable con-
ditions of disposal. The regulation provides thas the Commission wil
consider on the basis of individual cases alternative methods of dis-
posing of such low-level wastes, aud of handiing higher level wastes.

An application for a license to dispose of radioactive waste in the
ocean must include a detailed description of the quantities and kinds
of material and the proposed manner and conditions of disposal.
The applicant must give detailed information on container and pack-



‘Coctinuation Sheer 14
Spencer Comical Compacy
Pittaburg, Kansns

May 2°5, 1961

20, 103(a)~tn that the licensee bas exposed persoanel to aicborae concentrations in Tr
excess of those. stipulated in this section af the regulations (3 x 10°22 ye ji U-238
eartched in U-235). . ’

During various operstions (crushing, grindiag, Datading, disacletine) cazrisd on in the
“T" House (building 6702) high aix sexaplue ware soted. These sir vemples were taken
izing epecitions when porsomme! wars working in the immediate vicizity, & ta noted

that thase air samples were takes after the extnalyels results taticated thet these per-
soanel tevolved did isbale some uranium.

‘the Fekruary 1961 uxiesiveis reoult for tedicated 2896 d/xn/i 00
Fabraary 38, 1961. Mr. wes from the ares on Pebratry 26, 1961.
The air samples talcen during Feisreary 1961 indicated Seample €3-2-1 was $.¢ 2 10°"
no /ral and Semple €2-2-2 wes 2.2 x 10°9 ac/eal on February 9, 1961 duxiag dlesolation
of 93% ecrep with HNOs. (Six other samples taken in the. axea of the “T” House
Fe 1961 indicated an average ot 3,6 x 19°u ac/ml, and two samples
averaged 4 x 15' auc /ml. ‘These xampiss were taken becween Februsry 9, 1961 acc

Pedruary 22, 1961,

‘The uriualysis results for Mr. 3 indicated 93.4 6/m/i for March 1, 1961
and 55.5 d/m/1 March 16,1961. The air eemple results for March 1961 indicated ten
high air sampive, Five alr samples averaged 3.7 x 15°9 ne/mol wed five samples ~
averaged 4.5 x 10710 nc/uk. These samples were taken between March 2, 1961 anc
March 18, 1961 during blending of 93% uranium, transferring 93% UF ,, ‘etc.

‘The April 1961 urinalysis results for Mr indicated 133.8 d/e/A on
April co, 1961 and Kix. arinelyais sample result iadicsted

! 142 d/a/ on April 24, 1961. Tneve were stse.bigh air samples for April 1961. Six
agmples averaged 4.8.7 15720 yo/mt, two samples averages 5 x 1079 yo fal and one
gample was 4.1 x 15° 4c /ml. These satnptes were taken during blending of 93% materi}.

The Licenvee tadicated that steps have been or are in process to rectify the causes of
theee high alr samples (see Appendix D).

tnough determingtion of the amoust of time the employwes were in this contaminated |
imoxphere could not be determined, tr was long eupegh for the persouoe! to inhale i
‘enough urentan thet it showed {a their urine, =)

‘To further substantiate this discrepancy, tt should be noted that the film badge result:
indicated thet for 2 pariod of more than ene year (amutry 1960 to Feixrutry, L960) greater
wed-evidence.of-chateminstion. This tedicates that

The Licenses furnishes protective clothing to perwonnel working in the area. Tals
consists af shoe covers, coveralla, respinitors, etc.
} Previous Item of Noucomplisnce .

F 38. ‘The previousttem.of novcompliance was the failure tp preperly label some of bis comtainsrs
as per2.205 (1), (2) and (4). Tats teem of noacomplizoce gad been rectified.


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Special Exposure Cohort Petition — Form B
Proposed Definition of Employee Class Covered by Petition — Complete Section E.

E.1 Name of DOE or AWE Facility:
E.2 Locations at the Facility relevant to this petition:

ACI AT SPENCEP

E.3 List job titles and/or job duties of employees included in the class. In addition, you can list by
name any individuals other than petitioners identified on this form who you believe should be

included in this class:

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The operator was in position at the sample splitter once during
an 8-hour shift for not more than five minutes during the loading
and unloading of the sample splitter. Since the dust samples
were on the average of less than 100 times the limit for 93%
uranium, and since the man's occupancy is approximately 1/100

of the 8-hour working day, the 7gst of the time being exposed

to air samples of less than 10°°°, the daily exposure to any of
the operarors handling this equipment would not exceed the limits.

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At the green salt unloading operation, the exposure is less than
10 times that of the upper limit of Part 20. The unloading opera-
tion during which the dust is generated requires approximately

15 minutes during every 8-hour shift. The reset of the time the
man would be in air of the room at 10” 12 or less microcuries per
ml of air. Therefore, his overall daily exposure would not
exceed Part 20 limits, Operation of the sample splitter and
green salt unloading was not carried out by the same operator

during a single shift.

The corrective measures which have been taken to eliminate the high air-

borne dust around this equipment are as follows:

A. Thorium Operations. Additional lucite sliding baffles have been
: installed in these hoods to increase the air flow across the
working opening, This has effeccively trebled the air velocity
and since their installation no high thorium air-borne dust
teadings have been observed,

B. Normal Uranium Qoeration. The hoods where the high dust samples
were observed have also been equipped with additional lucite
baffles to increase the air flow into the hood at the operator's
position. Since the installation of these lucite baffles, no
high normal uranium air samples have been observed.

C. Fully Enriched Uranium Operation. In the green salt unloading
station a permanent lucite baffle with slotted arm holes has
been installed to greatly increase the linear velocity of air
into the hood at the operating position. Since the installation
of this lucite baffle, no high readings have been observed at

this station.

The sample splitter has been completely overhauled to insure
dust tightness. Since the correction of this equipment, there
have been no observed instances of high uranium concentrations
around this equipment,


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. | SUMMARY FOR 1988 13

filled Unérradiated Enriched Uranium Scrap Reeavery
ago. .
} ++ As of December 31, there were five companies licensed to reclaim
“1 unirradiated enriched uranium from scrap generated in fuel fabrication
and fuel material preparation. wo companies having entered the field
redo during 1958.
ained Davison Chemica} Co,. Erwin. Tenn.
sre of Englehard Industrial. Inc., Baker Platinum Div., Newari,
Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, Hematite. Mo., plant,
Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp., Apollo, Pa,
Spencer Chemical Co., Kansas City, Mo.
Disposal of radioactive wastes. Applications for initial licenses to
i] provide a commetcial service in disposing of low-level radioactive
‘iched wastes were received from 6 firms during 1958; 4 licenses were issued,
e and As of December 31. 8 licenses were in effect, 6 for waste disposal in
upply the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans, 1 for storage, and 1 for packaging and
returning wastes to the Commission. No licenses have been issued
authorizing commercial waste disposal service by burial in the ground.
The copapanies licensed to disposé of low-level wastes commercially,
including two licensed for the first time. are:
odum American Mail Line, Seattle. Wash,
uclear Atomic. Energy Waste Disposal Service, Oakland, Calif.
» come Crossroads Marine and Salvage Co., Boston, Mass,
wrivate Isotopes Specialties Co., Burbank, Calif.
. New England Tank Cleaning Co., Cambridge, Mass.
ators: Nuclear Engineering Co.. Inc.. San Francisco, Calif.
Radiological Service Co., Long Island City, N. Y.
ants.

American Electronics, Inc. (Reed-Curtis Nuclear Industrial, Inc.), Culver City,
Calif.

Because varied and complex technical problems enter into disposing
of radioactive waste in significant quantities, the Commission’s
~~ regulation, 10 CFR 20. “Standards for Protection Against Radiation,”
does not spell out precise details for waste disposal. It establishes

fans. permissible concentrations considered safe in effluents to the environ-
| Mass.) ment; it allows only minimal quantities of “nuisance” waste to be

released into sewage systems or to be buried in soil. These levels of
ats. activity are low enough to be permissible under any conceirable con-
mission ditions of disposal, The regulation provides that the Commission will

consider on the basis of individual cases alternative methods of dis-
posing of such low-level wastes, and of handling higher level wastes.
An application for a license to dispose of radioactive waste in the
ocean must include a detailed description of the quantities and kinds
of material and the proposed manner end conditions of disposal.
The applicant must give detailed information on container and pack-



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By J.C. Smith
_ Globe Staff Weiter

RIVERTON, Kan. —~ People who
worked at the former Spencer
Chemical Co. plant north of Rivers
ton could be eligible for compensa,
tion if-they have contracted radia;

. tion-related diseases, a

But, several former employees of
the chemical operation known-as
the Jayhawk Plant, and now owned °
by Chevron Chemical Co,, discount
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Mr. Donald A. Nussbaumer, Chief

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Division of Licensing and Reguletion
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Washington 25, D.C. :

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ber 30, 1962,

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1961, showed that all special nuclear material had been transferred
from SiM-329. No special nuclear material was transferred to SIM-329

after that date.

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on our Materiel Status Reports for periods before Decemoer 31, 1961.

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Division of Licensing and Regulation OLDER,

U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Washington 25, D.C.

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Dear Mr. Nussbaumer:

This is in reply to your letter dated October 25, 1962, referring to
our Special Nuclear Material License Si-329 which expired on Septem-
ver 30, 1962.

jal Status Report (AEC-578) for the period ending December 31,

1964, that all special nuclear material had been transferred
from SHH-329. No special nuclear materiel was transferred to SM-329

efter that date.

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Licensees to which special nuclear materiel was transferred are show
on cur Material Status Reports for periods before December 31, 1961,

Very truly yours,

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Spenoer Chemical Company
Kansas City, Missouri

License Ho. gman,

complete inventory of all licensed waterial. Mr. Jopp has asaumed
Br. Stevenson's duties aa superrisor of the pilot plant operstion,
The above personnel changes resulted fron an organizational change
wbout the beginning of 1959. Prior to this time, responsibility
fox the Licensed program was assigned to the Research & Development
Division which has ap its director, Dr. H. C. Robertscn. Persomel
of the R& D Division conducted the program as described in the appli- -
cation. Responsibility for the progran has now been assigned to the
Nuclear Fuel Department which was created within the Industrial

*"" Chemicals Division. Only a part of the personnel previously aescciated
with the licensed program were transferred to the new department. Mr.
Landrum, Manager of the Departaent, has a sasll staff in the Yansas City
office and Mr. Chenoweth, Superintendent of the Jaybayk Plant, licensed
activities, has a ptaff of 12 to 18 operators of whan 6 to 8 are salaried.
Mr. Jopp supervises the operation of the pilot plant and bas four ebift
foremen end operators who report to hin.

The Company relies on Dr. Rs Mesler for technical evaluation of eriticality
aspects of their special nuclear material program, Dr. Mesler is a
professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Kensas, Laurence,
Kansas. Dr. Mesler’s background includes the Oak Ridge School of Reactor
Technology, 1951 ~ 1952, PhsD., University of Michigan, 1955, Project
Enginesr for the Ford Nuclear Reactor and Assistant -Professor of Nuclear
Engineering, University of Wiehigan, 1955 ~ 1957.

TIL. FACILITIES

Ub» The Spenser Chemical Company hus general offices in Xansas City, Missourd
with the Jaybavk Plant being one of six Coxpany plants located in various
sections of the country. The Jayhawk Plant is located in Kansas approxi
mately 25 miles south of Pittsburg, Kansas and about 20 miles west of
Joplin, Missourd. The facilities being used at the Jayhavk Plant for the
licensed programs include the pilot plant process contained in Building 709,
& separate analytical laboratory and a storage vault separately located
in Building 703. Limited quality vontrol work ds being done in a
which has been designated as the facility in which the Licensee plans to
install process equipment of essentially the same design ae that currently
dn use in the pilot plant. Processing would be more on a production scale
in the larger building. Facilities for conducting the quality control tests
consist of a heliarc welding unit, « amell nonflammable tex in which samples
are fused and a fumeled duct and blower to exhaust funes to the outside
atmosphere, The area is posted and entry is somewhat restricted by placee
ment of cabinets and other equipment to form a perineter to the area. 4
facility separate from the pilot plant 4s provided for clothing changes
prior to entering and after leaving the pilet plant. Coveralls are fire
nished to pilot plant pereonnel and laumdry ogqoipment is available in the
‘oudlding. A lunch rom is also provided in the change roca areae

15. The process equipment in Spencer's pilot plant largely conforms to that
described in their application of May 16, 1958, with exceptions noted as
fellows:

a. The separation sections et the top of the two pulse columns
dnstead of being cylinders of 6 inch IeD. by 2 feet dn length
are actually 6 inch 1.0. by 2 feet sections with tees of
sinter I.D. and approximately 6 inch length. (See diagram
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shington, D. C.

In answer to your further requests, we are attaching as Appendix I the air
Survey program which was initiated in October 1961, and has been followed
since that time.

If further information is desired, please advise.

‘
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Attach: Appendix 1.


Special Exposure Cohort Petition U.S, Department of Health and Human Services

under the Energy Employees Occupational Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
iliness Compensation Act National institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Instructions for Completing Special Exposure OMB Number: 0920-0639 Expires: 05/31/2007
*|Cohort Petition — Form B * Page 8 of 10

E.2: Complete this entry if you are petitioning on the basis that radiation monitoring records for members of
the proposed class have been lost, falsified, or destroyed. Documentation or affidavits demonstrating that
monitoring records are missing for a class of workers might be sufficient to indicate that the records have
been lost or destroyed. Documentation or affidavits demonstrating differences between exposures or
monitoring results and the current official records of these exposures or monitoring results might be sufficient
to indicate that records might have been falsified. You should note, however, that records can be changed to

Teflect Corrections to faulty monitoring results. YES Te Se POCUMENTT GAS
ding:

Aiso complete this entry if there is no information rega: jonitoring, source, source term, or process from

the site where the members of the proposed class worked.

By completing this entry, you do not need to establish (through documentation or affidavit) that there are no
monitoring records whatsoever, for personal or area monitoring that was conducted for the class of
employees, or that all the relevant records have been falsified. You need only indicate that the records
relating to some types of radiation exposures and doses incurred by the class, or relating to certain periods
of time, certain operations, or certain exposure incidents involving the class, have been iost, falsified, or
destroyed, or that there is no such information. S. Le EF. /

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limitations for the class of employees proposed in your petition. You are not required to use this approach to
support your petition. Most petitioners are unlikely to be in a position to employ an expert to evaluate the
limitations of DOE records on exposures to a particular class of employees. However, this is an option that
might be used by some petitioners, particularly organizations. If you are considering this option, we suggest
the expert you employ contact NIOSH before. completing such an evaluation. NIOSH will ensure that the -
expert is aware of the availability of relevant information concerning the procedures by which NIOSH
estimates radiation doses for cancer claims under the Act, including the HHS regulations on dose
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. June 22, 1959
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CLAEoTION
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Mr. J. C, Delaney —
Division of Licensing and Regulation ~ f0% No.

U. S. Atomic Energy Commission KS. ; SPE EL CHE MIC AL

Washington 25, D.C.

Dear Mr. Delaney: ;

We are submitting herewith tlre: copies of our license application
covering a facility for handling uranium up to and including 5% en-
richment in U-235, The system is designed to process either UF6

or scrap to an oxide, nitrate or sulfate.

At the present time we are operating a similar but smaller facility
under license No. SNM-15h, and plan to continue its operation. The
plant covered in this application also is to be located at our
Jayhawk Works, but is physically located approximately one quarter
mile from the smaller plant. Therefore, we are requesting a new
license for the facility described in this application, The same
laboratory facilities will serve both plants, Our current plant
superintendent will have responsibility for both plants.

The new facility is under design and construction and we are plan~
ning to have it ready for operation by August 1, 1959. On that
date depleted UF will be used as feed for the startup operation,
If there is any further information required, please contact us
inmediately by collect telegram or telephone in order to prevent
any undue delay in the consideration of this application. .

a ee

Yours very truly,

Nuclear Fuels Department

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Manager .

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Enclosrres: Sear copies of license
application, as noted.



Continuation Sheet 5
Spencer Chasical Compeny
Pittabarg, Kausss

May 2-5, 1961

14, Building #702 (Technica) Operations Building) referred to as the WY" House ts tp the
Of the mat office building. This is a wood-frame building covered with # wood skiisg.
The building is approximately 260 feet by 50 feet, runsing erst end west. ‘The eutrance w the
bulldiag is on the east side. “This building is to three “pections”. As you eater, the first section
te the office eres and change eres aud the second section is the lunch ares. ‘The third section
is the proceas.section which tx about 2/3 the length of the bulliting. The iach room is seperaied
from the other areas by double swinging doors (see Appendix 8). This was the Research and.
Development Building but as, the production workkied increased, wore of ths building waa-devored
to production thas experimental. At the prowent time, the buikding is used for both production
and developmentt! purposes. At the extreme eest end (Room 14) a the pilot plaxt and the
production facility fox UO; and UF,. ‘Tos UFG is fed tm the “reactor” frou a2 eutaide feed
tostallstion ead “bath”. Ae we go from east to west from Roows 14, there are various process~
ing Tooms and supporting facilities as noted in Appendix B. “ TM*

‘The veutilation in the general areas and Hi Veincity Hoods of this suilding is serviced ay four
Binks fans of 2500 cfm each and one Buffalo fan of S500 cfm. These fans esch have separate
seacks and cach is booded. These exhaust systems are not filtered. The process hood and
furnaces axe exhausted by Harzell pressure blowers having & vetting of 800 cfm and pulling at
east 500 cim each. These ere behind absolute filters exch exhausting through itn owa stack. ~

There were some deviations from the modifications noted in the licensee’s letter to DLR dated |
Jonuary 4, 1960. For tostance, lem 2 of safety design considerations states that the edge to
edge spacing of the processing vessels in the reaction hood will not be less than 24 taches. tae
asmuch a¢ these were not sccessible for measurement, on a aight messurement, they seemed t
be closer to 18 inches thea 24 inches. Kem 7 of this section indicates the boode will have slotted.
bases to prevent accumulation of more than t:2tnch thick #lib of material in case of an equip-

* went fathire. These had doors tustesd of slots. Item 1 of “Materia} Movement and Cental”
indicetes that there will be 22 feet between the primary reaction hood aad the unloading and
packaging hoo¢, These boods were in conjusction with each otber. Rema 5 and 6 of this section
were not adhered to. These will be discussed further to the report ia the peragraps oo “Items }
of Noncompliance.” woe ase

Materials in werious stages of processing from feed to final product were stored ix various areas
of the “T” House. These areas are now in Appendix B,

35. The vault in Building €703 was sleo used to store source and special nuclesr material, wz\
Chenoweth and Mr. Rotdes were the only two persons having the combination to this vault thereby
eontining entry to the Nuclear Puels Section euly. This ares was marked as © where the “bird
cages” ware to be placed zo that they would be tu critically safepositinas. _

16, Toe Mcenses bad throe Seara-Roebuck portable survey meters Model PR-7. These kad
fateras! calibration sources but wers calibrated ageinst 6 radiwn steaderd source oe 6 quasterly
basis. These instruments were distributed in each of the working aress and {2 the cousting
room ef the main office bullding. ‘The instruments were calibrated end operable st the time of
this inspection. Theliceasee's couctiag instrumentation is a Nuclesr Messuremects Corporation
hModel PC-3A alphs/beta-gamms gts flow propertional counter in conjunction with an NMC Mode?
PHA-ICA pulse beight antlyzer aod NMC "counting pig’ (other theo that incorporated in the PC~3A).
Teese tastruments were also calibrated and operable. There was also one Nucloar~Chicago
portable survey meter, Model 2612, in good working order and calibrated. In addition to the
above instrumentation. the licensee hes a plaat-wide automatic alaxtn system controlled by five
Noclesr Measurements Corporation, Model GA+2 detectors. The detectors have a reoge of

0 rw 50 mr snd are wet to alarm at 6 mr/br,



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The building to house this facility is contained within the Jayhawk
plant site. It is constructed of steel framework and covered with
transite siding. All processing equipment is located along the east
half of.the building. High equipment such as the extraction colums is
Located ‘in the 50! high bay in the center of the building, Layout of
the equipment is “shown on drawings 1-2600-l and 1~2600-802.

The east wall behind the tanks and equipment is lined. with stainless

steel sheet to facilitate clean-up of spills arid splashes. A stainless
steel drip pan is provided along this wall under the equipment to con-
tain leaks and spills. There are no floor drains to eliminate the pos-

sibility of a spill being lost to the sewer.

The UOg scrap pellet dissolver is 8,25" I.D, The dissolver for "off~
spec" U0g powder is a kettle and will be used with mass safe batches,

The cold trap is of L" pipe and the evaporator is 8" Sch. 10 pipe. the
pulse columns are )" pipe with 8" pipe end section. All uraniun-containe

ing storage tanks are 10,25" maximum I.D.

The UFg cylinders are vaporized in a closed room. This room is provided
with adequate forced ventilation, The exhaust air from the room is
drawn through a scrubbing system to remove any UF6 vapors. A fluorine
detector is located in the duct carrying air from.the room to detect ‘any”
UFg leaks. The same fume scrubber system also is connected to a hood
over the U0. powder dissolver to recover any uranium carry-dver from the

dissolutions,

Storage area is provided in the southwest quadrant of the processing
building for feed materials and/or packaged product. Safe spacing will
be maintained on all containers of uranium stored in this area. If more
space is required, UF, cylinders may be stored outside in their bird
cages on a concrete pad near the southwest corner of the building.



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INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION ....+seeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeee 2
QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL ..-..seeecesseceseseeeveeee 2
PROCESSING AREA ...ceseseseeseseeeeseeeeeessenteneees 3
PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFELY ....sccssesssecteseeeesesseeevee 5
FIVANGIAL QUALIFICATIONS .....cssssecerseseecenceeseee 6
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CRITICALITY CONSIDERATIONS ...sevecccecsvercrrerecveee Jaa

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a. The position of furnaces with respect to
the location of hoods in "T Room, Building -
No. 702, dia not conform with Ites 1,
Page 3 of the license application dated

January 4, 1960,

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be tis furnace box was not loaded in the manner
: Gescribed in Item 5, Page 3 of the license
application dated January 4, 1960.

ce. Exhaust air from the hood in Room 16 of
Building 702 was not filtered as described
im Iter 4, Paragraph A (Equipment) of the
license appiication dated December 28, 1959.

d. Fused 00, is not stored in an inert atnos~
phere as deseribed in paragraph 2(b) of the
license application dated February 2, 1960.

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oz the ASC's "Rules of Practica," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal

Regulations, you are required to notify this office in writing within

thirty days of your receipt of this notice, admitting or denying the

alleged violations, tha reasons for the violations if admicted, the

corzective steps taken or to be instituted in achieving correction a

ama preventing further violations, and the date when full compliance

has been or will be achieved.

With respect to Item 1(a} above, you are requested to include in
your reply the following information:

a. A detailed description of the air survey program
you will follow in determining compliance with
Section 20.103(a), and the date that auch pro~

* gram was or will be put into effect.

follow in deternining average weekly aizborne
radioactivity exposures to those individuals
wha frequently or occasionally occupy areas
with concentrations in excass of Appendix 5,
Table 1, Colum 1.

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1962.. Since renewal wma nob requested,

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the undersimed three copias of tha enclosed "Certification of
Savas of Special Heclaar Material Activities Under United

totes Stoxis Inergy Comission License Nucber

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Yory traly yours,

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Division ef Licensing and Regulation

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F.4 WW We have attached either documents or statements provided by affidavit that indicate that
radiation exposures and radiation doses potentially incurred by members of the proposed class,
that relate to this petition, were not monitored, either through personal monitoring or through area

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from the site where the employees worked.

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‘The analytical results obtained oa the urine samples which were surved iz On

Pebrosry 3, showed % We above the
coatrol Umit of 90 D/M/L which we have eet. Check samples were eulumitted and
shor Saticated tant bad dropped below the coutrol ftantt but

still exceeded ir. At that time, Feb. 20,' . waa temoved from
the rasiom processing aveas and astigeed 2) miscellaneous jobe eunide of the
process areas to prevent farther exposure to uraniom dust. Severs! urine
samples bave heen analyzed siace that time and the urtatum level has shows 6
weedy Gecline. The last aemple submitted on April 3 enalysed 132 D/M/L. He
still ts being used for miscellaneous jobs outside of the processing srvas.

_ Mlease refer to the Health and Safety records for more demils,

GEC3te

"dt the time the bigh urmialysis results were obtuined, en air sampling progra:n

Was initiated in the T-Houss in an effort to Getertaine what epexttions were ¢
Yeaponsible for the high analyses. These teets bave mbowa that the ovecentra-
Wemef urasiom in the sir in the general working sree 1s qprite low anc that the
digh urinalysis results probably are due tw two or three imtermitaest operations
which are performed. Coacsatrations of ursatmm above the recommended. Limits
‘wore obtained on air samples taken while “grees salt” was being unloeded fro: the
filter in the UF6 hood, while “gross salt” was deiag traasfersed trom the drying
‘trays to the furnace trays tn the transfer hood, and while UO, was being hawtled
tn the UO, dood.

In order to decrosse the pommatial of exposure in the future, the follow ing stepe
‘were initiated on March 10,

4. Additonal Lucite was taetalled on the froukppettags of the Ug, transfer,
nd UO2 hooda {pn order to increnee the velocity of the air beiag draws into
the hoods. This will decrease the quantity of dust which escapes from the
doods.

b. AU personnel who recestly have been working in the T-House were reassigned
t other jobs aod new persoanel sazigned t the T-House until arimiyses
indicated that thoee formerly working in the T~Howes had act bees overexposed.

c Since sir samples which bad bot taken indiaeted sabstertis! verlations in
the dust concentrations outside of these boods when different people were
working, {t was apparent that the techaiques used also were very imaportant.
Consequently, aJ] personnel were cautioncd to use care in the bandling of
the solids to keep dusting to 2 minimum, even iaside the hoods.

a. Unt) adequate dats are obtained to insure that the dust levels outside of
these boods have been decreased substantially, all operstors must wear
respirators while working with solids in these hoods.

Air samples which have been obtained subsequent w the design changes sad improve~
ments in operator techniques bave shown that the potestial contsminatios problem
bas been decreased markedly.

G.B. CHENOWETH

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Contiauatios Sheet |
Spencer Cosmical Company

‘Pttaburg, Kansas
May 2-8, 1961
Reem 5 continned
Conditions (coon!)

amt Dec. 19, 1957: April 16, May 34 and 16, Jane 6 and 23 end Mov. 24, 1958 and Jeauery 21,
1959; except that approval ig given uader the May 16, 1958 application for the blending of
materials Bp to 2.3% eariched in U-235 in 2 uranium: betch size comteining ao more than bec
kilograms of U-23S provided the blending operation 1a conducted in @ dry non-bydrogeacus
atmosphere.”

{QNM-184, Amendment dtd. February 2, 1968) “Your license S00M-154 amended this dete 1
autherize chemical couversien activities deactibed iz your sppiiostion ef Jazmary 4, 1960.“

(ROl-154, Amendment dil. March 17, 1960) “You are sumbertend te traasport 66
of uranium-235 {4 accordance with the procedures described is your TWX ef March 7, 1960.
‘Tats approval is grestad for shipment only of the single consignment Generived fs Sos Merce 7.

1959 and February 2, 1960."

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A. teem § of License SNM-154, Amendments deted February 2, 1960 and March 17, 1960-
ta ther the Licensee did not follow the procedures outlined in bis lectera and applications
ts is noted {n the amendments af February 2, 1960 and March 17, 1960. (See peragraph

STA of the report details).

3B. 20,202(b)-in that the Ucensee failed to make surveys at the property line of the Jayhawk
Works to determine {f atroorne contamination was carried over tato wxestricted areas.

(Soe paragraph 378 of the report details).

C, 20, 203{a)-in that the Ucensce's re were exposed tp airborne contamination as—
is evidenced by the. ~ (Bae yaragreps $7C
i the report detatls}~

This report does sot include the criticality aspects of this liceasee's Jaybewk Works.



Coatiaustios Sheet 10
Spencer Chemical Company
Pittaburg, Kansas

May 2-5, 196)

28, The areas and coutsiners were posted and/or labeled to conform with 10CFR20.30S (0),
(e}{2)» (02) and (n(4)-

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29. With the exception af the conditions noted in this report is the parsgraph “kems of Noc-
compliance”, the Licensee was adhering to those conditions stipulated in bis licenses.

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“#0. ‘The film bedge results for 1960 revealed thar the masimen beta result was 890 mr,
aed the maximmn gemma result was 960 mr/month. The avertge bets was wes 27 mr/moctt.
and the average gemma was 52 mr/sonth. . .

‘The film badge results for the period Jaauary, 1962 through March 196) were alee reviewed. a)
‘The maximen acted during this period wes $50 mr/moath of gummas sad 312 wr/month of bows.
‘The avexage reoults were sppreximately 30 mr/moath bets aad appraximesely 40 mx/menth
gatoms. The quarterly resulrs for dete-~gumma wes 1070 mrem end the average quartarly result
was approximately 100 mrem. ‘

According. tothe vendor,-R,S,-Landaur, Jz..aad Company, more,than 50% of the badges. processed
showed! cigns of conmuminstion Te sroid this condition in the future the Licenses bas devieed

A suisll plastic bag ia which the bedge 1s kepc while is the Uiceasea’s possession. These records —
do not indicate any overexposure, .

"$1, The air samuple results dating from Janusry 7, 1960 through April 28, 1961-wore reviewed

_ by thedaspector. ‘These were the results obtained from samples tken (u Plant €2 and the “T
House (Building 702) and related areas. These results indicated that approximately 34 samples
of all the samples taken between October 7, 1960 and April 28, 1961 exceeded the mpl al IOCFR
20(7 210°! wc/mlj, The maxtnum result way obtained from sample mumber 2~4-21 on
February 22, 1961, This result wae 4.3 x 10° uuc/ml and ic was odteined while working with
937, enriched materiel it a hoov. This condition was corrected by increasing the face velocity ©
of tne hood from 100 Hnear feet pex minute to 200 lnear feet per minute.

‘The reaults of the samples taken tn Bullding 201-deted from Jaouary 6, 1960 through April 3,
1961 indicated 6 maximum result of 3.721279 uc/ml. This was obteined during s blending

operation. [Fas building iv no longer being as0d./

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Samples of the process air exhaust in Mant €2 calculated to be 3 x 10710 ac/ml tar'l¢ boars of
operation aod 7,4 x 10° no /ml for 19 hoary operation. .

32. The crinalysis result records for 1960 indicate that two men exceadad tee 90 64/3 “action”
Rus eet dy the Uceusee._ The result far the September 1960 tect indicamd thet r.
bad a restizg af 84 2/m/1.) He was removed from: the product ares on Octeher { >) His ~
test for October 1960 tadicated a reading of 48 d/m/l and he wes retureed to werk in the product
srea, The Sepeember 1960 test fox Mr. jadicnted 140 d/ea/l-) Tals employee was
transferred and subsequent test for Sepbambd?, 2960 aad October 1960 indicates 60 d/m/l and
40 d/m/l respectively, { wes not recurned t @ prodect are.

The records for 1961 trom January through the diate of inspection indicate that four men had
exceeded the 90 d/m/l “sction’ limit. The result of; * wast on February $,
1961 indicatad 2895 6/m/1.) This man hae been removed from the ploduct ares and bi-weekly


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U*YVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CE”'TER oo
SPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY AND ONCO. GY

Laboratory Report

8-12-66 5311-66

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Pathology Number

Potieat’s nome

Dr. Allbritten

51 WM Patient has back pein, nausea, anorexia for 2 months' duration, Clay
colored stools and dark urine for 2 months. Jaundice of 10 days’ duration.

Operative findings: Ascites, jaundice
Preops Carcinoma of pancreas

KA: Submitted in formalin are 2 specimens, the firet consists of an omental
node which measuxes 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 em. and is shaped somewhat a8 a wedge
from the leading edge of the omentum. There is sowe recognizable fat but the
main portion of this specimen consists of a dirty, vhite, somewhat granular
appearing lesion which has replaced the fat. sections of this are aubuitted

as (A).

The second specimen consists of a segment of suai) bowel labelied as "jejunum"
which mesaures 3 cm, fa length and is approximately 7 ca. in circumference.
There is a small bit of mesentery attached to this and there are no gross abnor~
malities recognized, A tranaverse section of this is submitted as {B). Also
submitted with this is #1 cm, degnent of small bowel bearing clamp serrations.
No sections of this are submitted,

Histological Pathology: The nodule from the omentes shows near total replacement
by tumor which fs composed of mucus producing columar cells. The stroma is
quite fibrous replacing nost of the fat snd the arrangement of epithelial: ceils

_ varies from seall tubules to papillary folds. ‘The overall picture is that of
papillaxymmucus producing adenocarcinoms,

Section of jejubun show mrewarkable uacosa and aubuucoga inside a thick muscularis.
The seross is thick, vascular and slightly inflamed.

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Diagnosis: Well differentiated adenccarcinona metastatic to omentus.,
Segment of gejuum, no diagnostic abnormalities recognized.

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SUPPORT-TYPE ACTIVITIES

of gas centrifuges or (Cc! toll processing. Of the three approaches,
toll processing of privately-owned fuel in Government-owned facili-
ties offers the most promising possibility in the near future if the

necessary legislation ig enacted,

290

rial capability and competi-

Tiranium processing Adequate indust
Land yarious compounds of

tion exists today to produce uranium meta

all assays from UF 6.
‘No firms ceased operation during the past year, although the nu-
Chemical at Pittsburg, Kans.. were taken

cléar operations of Spencer
over by Kerr-DMcGee ‘and production of uranium metal and oxide was
re-established at Kerr: McGee facilities in. ine. Okla, During the

year Nuclear Sletals Gupwent Corporatio Apollo, Pa.. estab-
lished e facility to produce highly enriched uranium metal, in addition
to its previous capability of producing enriched uranium osides and
compounds, and the General Electric Company established a capability
to produce enriched uranium oxide. The principal producers of ura-

nium métal, oxides. compounds and coated particles are shown in

Table 1.
Taps 1~-PRINCIPAL PRODUCERS

OF URANIUM MATERIALS

> | ‘Metal. Coated
Company oxides and } particles
compounds

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Davison Chemical Ca., Erwin, Tenn.
Diamond Alkali Co., Painesville, Obi
Genera) Electric Co., San Jose, Calif...
General. Dynamies Corp. San Diego, Calif.
{eGee Oil Industries, Inc., Cushing, Okla.
Misinesota Mining & Mig, Co., St. Paul, Minn.
National Carbon Co., Lawrenceburg, Tenn-
National Lead Co., Albany, NY.2---+--
Nuclear Materials & Equipment Corp., Apollo, Pa.
United Nuclear Corp., Hematite, Mo.

‘As noted in Table 2 the toral quantity of uraniun distributed to

industry in fiscal year 1963 decreased as compared to FY 1962, The

drop in demand is a reflection of the lack of orders for new private

power reactor projects.

Cranium fabrication. Industrial capability exists to produce vari-
ous types of fuels and shapes from metal and compounds. Competi-

tion in this highly-compecitive field has been further increased in the

past year with the entrance of -Allis-Chalmers, Coors Porcelain and

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APPENDIX

I. PROCESS DESCRIPTION

1.

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This process is designed to produce primarily UO, from either UF6 or
serap. With UF¢ as a starting material, a cylinder is weighed and then
vaporized using steam heat. 4 vacuum pump preceded by a cold trap and a
chemical ‘trap permits evacuation: and leak testing of the UF¢ piping.

The WF is hydrolyzed by admitting the gas into a circulating stream of
AL(NO3)3. Acid may also be added to adjust the acidity, The hydrolysis
solution is transferred to rich acid storage.

With scrap WOy pellets, a weighed quantity of scrap is added to the enpty
dissolver and HNO, circulated through it and a rich acid storage tank un-
til the desired concentration is reached. The dissolver vessel is jack-

eted to provide for heating or cooling.

Since “off-spec" product may be produced from time to time, provision is
made for recycling it through the process, This scrap UO» powder is dis-
solved in a kettle using always mass safe batches, and then pumped to the
rich acid storage tanks. .

The rich acid is pumped to a countercurrent pulse extraction colum. A
solution of tri-butyl-phosphate in kerosene is used as the solvent, The
rich organic phase from the extractor overflows to the scrub colum, The
raffinate flows to the waste storage tanks where it is sampled. From herc
it is either drained to the sewer or recycled:to the system depending on
the uranium concentration.

In the scrub column the rich organic is contacted with water. The water
is recycled to the extraction colum and the rich organic flows to the
stripper where the uranium is stripped from it with water, The stripped
organic phase overflows to a system which continuously cleans the solvent
for reuse. The rich aqueous phase is fed to an evaporator to concen-
trate it and then precipitated with ammonia,

The ammonium diuranate precipitate is reduced to UO in an electrically
heated furnace, The UO, product is discharged through a mill to hoppers
where it is sampled for moisture and other properties prior to being
charged to the blender.

4 dry atmosphere is maintained in the blender. Mass and moderation lim~
its are used to determine the size of lots blended, After blending the
WOo is discharged into approved shipping containers,


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I. PROCESS DESCRIPTION

1.

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This process is designed to produce primarily U0, from either UF or
scrap. With UF, as a starting material, a cylinder is weighed and then
vaporized, using steam heat. 4A vacuum pump preceded by a cold trap and a
chemical trap permits evacuation and leak testing of the UF, piping.

The uF is hydrolyzed by admitting the gas into a circulating stream of
ALCHO5953.: Acid may also be added to adjust the acidity. The hydrolysis

solution is transferred to rich acid storage.

With serap U0," pellets, a weighed quantity of scrap is added to the empty
dissolver and HNO: circwlated through it and a rich acid storage tank un-
til the desired céncentration is reached. The dissolver vessel is jack-

eted to provide for heating or cooling.

Since "off-spec" product may be produced from time to time, provision is

made for recycling it through the process. This scrap U0, powder is dis~
solved in a kettle using always mass safe batches, and then pumped to the

rich acid storage tanks.

the rich acid is pumped to a countercurrent pulse extraction colum. A
solution of tri-butyi-phosphate in kerosene is used as the solvent. The
rich organic phase from the extractor overflows to the scrub colum, The
raffinate flows to the waste storage tanks where it is sampled. From here
it is either drained to the sewer or recycled to the system depending on

the uranium concéntration.

tm the scrub colwm the rich organic is contacted with water. The water
is recycled to the extraction column and the rich organic flows to the
stripper where the uraniun is stripped from it with water. The stripped
organic phase overflows to a system which continuously cleans the solvent
for reuse. The rich aqueous phase is fed to an evaporator to concen~

trate it and then precipitated with ammonia.

The ammonium diuranate precipitate is reduced to U2 in an electrically
heated furnace. The U0, product is discharged through a mill to hoppers _
where it is sampled for moisture and other properties prior to being *

charged to the blender.

A dry atmosphere is maintained in the blender. Mass and moderation lim~
its are used to determine the size of lots blended, After blending the
Og is discharged into approved shipping containers.


Page 6
Spencer Chemical Company
Kansas City, Missouri

License Hoe yatgedsh

Gf the tovel on-hand SHH; 196,067 grams are scrap U 0, pellets of 1.5%
eaxictment from the Commonwealth Rdinon Coupany. Only meal snouts of
normal naterial to 2265. grams have bom transferred wer Sdeense No.
R218, Suall amounts of material retsining on-hand frou receipts under
G-3571 are said to be covered now under License No. Cui352 and future
orders of similar materiale will be made usder the new license. License
No. C=3$7L expired September 1, 1958, and B-218 expired February 1, 1959»
The approsching expiration of R-215 was called to the attention of Mr.

_. Ghenovsth. ‘The Inspection Division, ORO0, did not receive « copy of
Ydemnas No. Cel352 and back~tp material until February 29, 1959. Ina
Letter, dated September 5, 1958, the Division of Lisensing and Regulation
authorized receipt by the Licenses, pricr to dune 30, 1959, of 227 xg
of norsai uranium as U Fe for use mder License Wo, C~3571. The date of
the authorization letter and the final authorised delivery date in the
lester are both after the expiration date of the license. A complete
audit of the Licensee's material receipts and transfer records was sot
sade, however, the mamer in which such records are being kept indicates
that an accurate accounting can be made at any tine. The Licenses
establishes eligibility to receive before transfers of licensed material
are made to the recipient.

VIII. WASTE DISPOSALS

29. ‘The uranium content of wete tanks is determined before the tank is
@iechsrged to the settling basin and/or the effluent stream fron the
plant which flow: into an unrestricted stream adjacent to the Spencer
dayhawk Plant property. The settling basin has a water flow of about
959,000 gullons/hr. which gives a considerable dilution factors A
record 4s kept of the analytical results of samples taken of wastes
discharged to the settling basin and thence to the Jayhavk waste treat
ment plant. The record of waste tank analyain abows a discharge of
uraniua to the settling basin of solutions containing to .6 grano/liter
and other sample results indicate.that. discharge to the settling basin
haa averaged approxixately »05 grems/liter. During the month of
November 1958, @ representative total of 767 grams of uraniw ws dis-
charged to the settling basin at the above rate of approximately «05
grane/liter. With the above asounts of material diluted by the settling
basin water flew end the grommet. plant effluent results in a concentra~
ton of Lees than 7 x 10 po/ml (specified in 10 CFR 20.103 as the HPC).
The g/liter mite used above are operational procedure lixita, bat
gufficient records in po/el units are kept to meet the requirements of
Part 20. Records were not available of results of analysis of samples
taken at the point of discharge of waste strean from the uranics fecilivy
to the unrestricted area but any meamurements at this point should be
even less then discussed above because of additicnal dilution, However,
Mr. Chenoweth and Hr. Saith, Safety Director, stated that the State of
Kansas Health Department has counted such sasples for them and reported
no radioactivity greater than permissible levels of 10 CFR 20. The Kansas
Health Department informed than that a study of the naturel radioactive
content of the stream adjacent to and up~strean frow the Jayhavk Plant
should be made for more accurate determinstions of the activity pedng
contributed to the stream by the Jayhawk Plant. These were rendow *grad*
samples, and no routine, constant sampling method is in use at this point
in the plant effluent. Messrs, Smith and Chenoweth indicated that any



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However, it is possible that : * may have participated in
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) sponsored research.
Therefore, I am enclasing a compilation which contains descriptions of the

systems of records maintained by this agency which are required when
individuals participate in DHHS sponsored research activities. Should you
believe that... ._....1 may have been a participant in any of the described

systems, you should address any specific requests for records to the official
identified as the System Manager.

Sincerely yours,

Beatriz Flores
Freedom of Information Technician

Public Health Service

Enclosures


» >. Department of Energy
Washington, DC 20585

OCT 23 2001

Your letter of August 16, 2001, to Heather Stockwell, was referred to the Office of Worker
Advocacy for a response. You requested epidemiological studies performed at the Spencer
Chemical Company and radiological monitoring reports on your late father,)

You requested this information in connection with the claim you filed with the Department of
Labor under the Energy Employees Occupational Iiness Compensation Program.

My staff has performed extensive records research on all of the facilities covered under this
program, including the Spencer Chemical/Jayhawk Plant. They have found no epidemi

goicg op Wetec oor your information, I am enclosing the contents of our files on the -
pencer Chemical Company, in the hope that the documents may be of some help to you in
connection with your claim. As an Atomic Weapons Employer performing work under contract’

to the Department of Energy, Spencer Chemical Company was responsible for maintaining its
own personnel and exposure records. The Department of Energy did not receive or maintain any

copies of such records,
Thope this is helpful.
Sincerely,

Sh Cary

Steven V. Cary

Acting Director

Office of Worker Advocacy

Office of Environment, Safety and Health

Enclosures

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Annual Report to Congress

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ATOMIC ENERGY
COMMISSION

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January 1964

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position less than 25 minutes during an 8-hour normal shift of
operation. During the rest of the time the man would be in other
parts of the room or hallways or the building where the air has
consistently been 10712 nicrocuries per ml or less. Therefore,

the overall daily exposure would be less than the limits of Part 20.

B. ~Rorna)_Tespive

Seven instances were observed where the air-borne concentration
of norgial uranium wes in excess of the Part 20 limit. These

ww Were as follows: -

Cc.

Microcuries,

per ml of Air
1.3 x 10710

9 x 197lt

1 x 19710

1 x 19710

2 x 19729

1 x 19720
9 x 197!

These instances all occurred at the fusion operation, samples
being taken for a 30-minute period at a position approximately
head high between the man and the hood where the material was
being utilized. Again it was determined that the man was in
this operating position less than 25 minutes during an 86-hour
shift. At other times he would be in air-borne concentrations
ranging from 19742 to 19714, so that his overall daily exposure

was less than prescribed limits.

93% Enriched Uranium

Instances involving 93% enriched uranium have revolved around
two pieces of equipment. One was a dry sample splitrer where
the samples had to be taken between the machine and the man.
These were as follows:


Speucer Chemical Conspary
Mattabarg, Kanses

May 2-5, 1961

: u deperviaes, Yorks Foss cine |

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Mr, G, Cheaoweth is assigned direct respoasibility for the health and safety of al! peracene!
and facilities of the Nuclear Fuele Section’ located at the Jaytawx Works. Je this capacity, be
bas delegated the radiation safety officer duties to Mr. J. Wood. Mr. Weod spends about 10%
ef bis time a safety emslyst for the Maclear Fuels Section, His mata job le mackeer rmateris)
secommsabtlity.

Mr. D. Redes is the tesisicn) group superviser at the Juytank Works. ie is tecimicelly
Fespoaribie to the Techuien! Directer sad sdministrstively responsible w Mr. Chassutth. He
else acts as teckrica! consuitist to Mr. Chenoweth aad Mr, Sood. Me reports ani advises 02
any unsefe or wabeelthy ximation that he msy sheatve. :

‘The only facilities in use at the Jayhawt Works st the present time are the Techaice! Arun
‘Daullding $702, Piast $2, a store house sext to Mant €2 and the storage vault is Bulldiag $705.
Mass @1, the original pilot plant and processing plant bas been tesctiveted and pot lato “aneth-
balls”.

Mant 02 is weed ty process depleted materials having less than $& enrichment. The ieed for
this plant may be ceramic UF,, scrap metal, yellow cake, atc. ‘She final product is etther

normal or enriched (leas than 5%) aranimn-oxide, Tals plaat has bees used ten mouths of the
last year.



Dr. Albritten

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
sews KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

CASE SUMMARY
5PLNO. : ADMITT.

this is the firsp KUHC admission for
referred by Dr. Scorse of Joplin, Hiss

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CC: Back pain, dark urine and enlarging abdomen for two months.

HPI: ‘The patient had the onset of low thoracic pain with radiation

to the right costal margin approximately 2 months ago. Approximately
one week later he began to feel weak, listless and became anorexic.

At this‘time he noted dark colored urine and clay colored stools.

Two weeks PTA he noticed an increase in abdominal girth. He has
had @ 25 pound weight loss over the past 3-6 months, Occasionally
feels nauseated after meals with vomiting of food and bile stained
‘material, 4-5 days PTA he noted that his eyes were yellow, Denies
any diarrhea or melena, itching of his skin, or severe abdominal pain.

FH: Noncontributorys

PMH: Noncontributory. No known allergies, no history of blood
transfusions. :

“ROS: Essentially negative.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: BP 110/60, P 80 and regular, R16, The

patient was a w/d w/m in no acute distress. HEENT ~- icteric sclerae
and slight icterus of mucous membranes, Neck ~ supple, Chest ~ clear
to P&A, Heart ~ vegular with no gross enlargement or murmurs.

Abdomen ~- symmetrically distended, decreased bowel sounds, liver
palpable 3 finger breadths below the right costal margin, No other
organs or masses felt. Positive fluid wave and shifting dullness,
Genitorectal within normal limits. Extremities and neurological ~

within normal limits,

LABORATORY AND X=RAY: Admitting urine positive for bile. Hemoglobin
10.7, hematocrit 34.5, WBC 4,000 witha normal differential, VDRL
nonreactive. FBS 96, 2 hour postprandial 120, Creatinine 1.0.
Electrolytes within. normal limits, Liver function test ~ bilirubin
7.1, total, with a direct of 3.9 mg%. Alkaline phosphatase 6.8, SGOt
55 units, Sed. rate at one hour 25, Amylase 105, Blood ammonia

62. Geent-preteta-3755 EKG within normal limits, Liver scan shows
no definite defects in the liver, Chest film normal. Barium enema
within normal limits except for minimal displacement of the hepatic
flexure to the midline, most probably by liver enlargement.

Abdominal paracentesis was done with removal of bloody fluid con- ~

taining cells consistent with adenocarcinoma, Class IV.

HOSPITAL COURSE: On 8-11 the patient was transferred to Dr. Albritten'

Service. On 8-12 an explratory laparotomy was done, At this time
carcinoma of the pancreas was found with abdominal carcinomatosis,
Palliative procedure was done and the patient's postoperative course

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MAR 25 2002

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Dear” ,
‘This is in response to your November 16, 2001 inquiry in which you request any information that the
Department of Energy Office of Worker Advacarw »ay have regarding the personnel or dosimetry records
of your. . sin regards |, ... .zaployment at the Spencer Chemical, Our office has no

information on ‘¢ do not have any personnel records for Spencer Chemical. We do not
have any dosimetry records for Spencer Chemical.

*
T have enclosed a copy of all the material in our files on Spencer Chemical, The National Institute of
Occupational Safety and Health already has been provided with all this material.

We hope this information answers your questions.

Sincerely

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Office of Worker Advocacy

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Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted on May 2-5, 1961, of
activities at your Jayhawk Works, Pittsburg, Kansas, licensed under
Source Material Licanse No. C~4352 and Special Nuclear Material
License Nos. S¥4#-154 and SNH-329.

It appears that cartain of your activities vere not conducted in
full compliance with a condition of a license and the requirements
of the A&C’s "Standards for Protection Against Radiation," Part 20,
Title 10, Code of Federal Zegulations, in that:

1. Surveys conducted pursuant to Section 20.201(b) ,
. "surveys," were insufficient as follows:

a, . Tima occupancy studies and time weighted
. exposure evaluations had not been made to
datermine compliance with Section 20.103(a),
“gxposure of individuals to concentrations
of radioactive material in restricted areas."

b.  Znvironmental air surveys had not been con~
ducted to determine compliance with Section
20.106(b), “Concentrations in effluents to
uurestricted aveas," with respect to air~
borne radioactivity.

2. Paeilities and activities did not conform with
statements in license applications, in violation
of License Condition No, 3, "Authorized use,"
as follows:

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The following confirms our telegraphic cuotation of .0/2.. 34 Zor
materieaan your inquiry No, NFR~i067:

SOctax Depleted Uranium Rod, wuclear grade, | iach
* tametve® 34 inched lengths - $32, 30 per Yb.
“pelivety as Weexsio! ~~

2h * Depleted, GyaalianTM Derby, cdigmercial grade,
5-5 1/2 inch diameter buttons ~ $13. 00/1b.

Delivery from stock. ©

above prices are f.0.b. Erwin, Tennessee-and our terms
are net 20 days.

Very truly yours,

T. S, Runion, Gen. sigr.
Reactor Materials

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by petitioners authorized by employees or their survivors. This section does not have to be completed by
labor organizations submitting a petition (labor organizations should complete Part D).

| Please complete ail the entries in this section, as applicable. The form allows for as many as three
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UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

‘MAJOR ACTIVITIES

IN THE

ATOMIC ENERGY

January-December 1961

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ; JANUARY 1962


Spencer Chemical Comany woe

Ty Leber ated Jaly 25, 1962,\you wate acvised bass License
Ee 329 woud an an ceptenher 3¢ 3G, S22. iow reneval
was not requys

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Aneray, sation | Seger BRRIZFOR oiaca
Sbssafeopiea a5 of SX cate, we are S
for Somplosica and return.

Zr comection sdis the expiration of Lisensa 12l329 you are ree
guested $e cubsit ab least fitter days prior to vacating the
facility under Lisonse 1-329 or using it for any purroae other
than previously authorized water your License a resort indicating
the levels of fixed and renovable uranica contamination existing
in the feeility. He beliore that the lewels cuthined in Ltons 1
amd 2 aboys vhowld nes be ceceeded ond sirtlar consideration, a3
previausly nextdomed, ghoald be ctren to those areas of scripaent
wich apy ifttoals to SMOvey for ‘peiteen: comteninaticn,

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Sed Iocclal cuslear laterlals ranch
Siyistea ef Licensing ene Requlation

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UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

ATOMIC
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS

AND

SECOND
WORLD CONFERENCE

July-December 1958

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : JANUARY 1959

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The Spencer Chemical Co. Jayhawks Works, located between Pittsburg, Kansas
and Joplin, Missouri, was licensed by the NRC under Source ilaterial License
C~4352 and Special Nuclear Material Licenses SNM-154 to operate a

uraniym oxide pilot plant, and SNI1-329 to process enriched uranium (for
other licensees). Headquarters for the Spencer Chemical Company annear

to have been located at the Owight Building, Kansas City, Missouri. and
the Research Center, 9009 West 67th Street, Merriam, Kansas. Licensing
activities for the Jayhawks facilities was managed at these two locations.

Because the facility was operated under NRC license, assurance of compliance
with applicable standards for unrestricted use at termination of operations
would be the responsibility of the NRC under their licensing authority.

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State: Kansas, . Location: Pittsburg

Time Period: 1958-1963
Facility Type: Atomic Weapons Employer

Facility Descriptiou: The Spencer Chemical Company, Jayhawks
Works, processed unirradiated uranium scrap for the AEC,
recovering enriched uranium from it for use in the weapons
complex. In 1963, Kerr-McGee took over Spencer Chemicals’

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a. The position of furnaces with respect to
the location of hoods in "It Room, Building -
Me. 702, did not conform with Irem i,
Page 3 of the license application dated
January 4, 1960. :

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b. ‘The ‘furnace bex was not loaded in the manner
described in Item 5, Page 3 of the License
application dated January 4, 1960,

c. Exhaust aix from the hood in Room 16 of
Building 702 was noc filtered as gescribed
in (tea 4, Paragraph A (Equipment) of the
license application dated December 28, 1959.

- ad. Fused W, is not stored in an inert amos~
phere as“described in paragraph 2(b) of the
license application dated February 2, 1960.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.202, otice of violation,"
of the ASC’s “Rules of Practice,” Fart 2, Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations, you are required to notify this office in writing within
thirty days of your receipt of this notice, admitting or denying the
alleged violations, the reasons for the violations 1f admitted, the
correttive steps taken or to be instituted in achieving correction
and preventing furcher violations, aad the data when full compliance

has been or will be achieved.

With respect to Item l(a} above, you are requested to include in
your reply the following information:

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a, A deratled deseription of the air survey program . ‘
you will follow in datermining compliance with

Section 20.103(a), and the date that such pro- |

gram was or will be put into effecr,

b. A detatled description of the methods you will
follow in deteraining average weekly airborne
radiosetivity exposures to these individuals
who frequently or occasionally occupy areas
with concentrations in excagss of Appendix B,
Table I, Colum 1.

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class were not monitored. By completing this entry, you do not need fo establish (through documentation or

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‘through information from the Department of Energy or any other sources, it will require that you obtain and
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Complete at least one of the entries under this part. You are not required to ‘complete more than one entry,
although you should complete more than one entry when such additional information is available to to you. This
additional information may assist HHS in evaluating your petition. coe r

affidavit) that there was no monitoring whatsoever, of any radiation exposures and doses incurred by the
class of employees. You need only establish that some types of radiation exposures and doses incurred by
the class were not monitored, or that during certain periods of time, certain operational procedures, or certain
exposure incidents, the exposures and doses incurred by the class were not monitored,

For example, If the employees in the class were instructed to remove their radiation dosimetry badges for
certain operations involving radiation exposures, this might qualify as unmonitored exposures, despite the
fact that the employees might have routinely worn their radiation dosimetry badges during most operations.
Similarly, If there was a period of time during an operation when there was no monitoring of internal doses,

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QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSOMEL

The processing of uranium is the direct responsibility of Harold Lambertus,
Hanager, Nuclear Fuels. Mr, Lambertus reports directly to H, R, Dinges, Vice
President, Industrial Chemicals Division.

Kr, Dinges received a B.S. degree in chemistry fron College of Willian and
Mary in 1938, where he 2lso served as instructor fron 1939 to 191. He was
employed by 3, I, duPont de Nemours and Company 1941-12 » and Olin Mathieson
Chemical, Company 1942-h7 before joing Spencer Chemical Company in February,
1947. Since February, 1957, Nr. Dinges has been Vice President, Industrial

Chemicals Divi: sion.

oi. Lambertus received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering
from Purdue University end California Institute of Technology respectively... He
was erployad in 1946 by the American 3earing Corporation where he received a
background in engineering, sales and production. He was a vice president at
Anerican Bearing prior to his Leaving there in 1958, and was resvonsible for
the planning, building and Staffing of a nuclear fuel element manufacturing
facility. Juss prior to joining Spencer Chemical Company as Hanager of the
Nuclear Fuels Department in April, 1959, tr. Lanbervus served as a consultant

to several manufacturers of nuclear fuel elements.

The operation of the uranium processing plant is the responsibility of -
George E, Chenoweth, Plant Superintendent. Mr. Chenoweth received az S,
degree in chenical engineering from the University of Missouri in 1951. He
was employed by Phillips Petrolewn Company from 1951 to 1952, and joined
Spencer Chemical Company in 1952. He has been responsible for much of the
process equipment design for the experinental uranium facilities and has been
gre of the operation of the uranium pilot plant facility since January 1,
1959

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Spencer Chemical Company -2- BEC 18 1962

In connection with the expiration of License SHf=329 you are ree
guested to subtit at least fifteen days orior ta vacating the
facility under License SiM~329 or using it for any purpose other
than previcusly authorized under your License a report indicating
the levels of fixed and renovable uranium contamination axisting
in the Zacility. he believe that the levels outlined in items ]
and 2 above should not be exceeded and simitar consideration, as
previously nentioned, should be given to those araas of cauinment
which are difficnlt to survey for built-up contamination.

FOR THE ATCMIC EXSRGY COMMISSION

Donald A, Nussbauner, Chief
Source and Svecial Nuclear Materials Branch
Division of Licensing and Regulation

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1962.. Since venswal, wis Hot requasted, 45 expired on that
date. . : : .
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the undersimad three copias of the enclosed "Certification of
Statas of Special Bucloar Matertal Activities Under United
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ial Exposure Cohort). A single member of a class of employees, the survi

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Microcuries

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per ml of Air
5 x 1079
3x10?
8 x 197°
1x 107?
7 x 19730
1x 1079
1x10?

3x 1079

. These samples were ha’ our samples taken at a position between
the’man: and :the hood wheré the operations were taking place.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH é& HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service

National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health

Robert A, Taft Laboratories

4676 Columbia Parkway

Cincinnatl, OH 45226-1998

October 5, 2001

Dear ce

I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for expressing an interest in the activities of the
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in conjunction with the Energy
Employees Occupational Hiness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA).

The NIOSH Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS) would like to inform you that on
Friday, October 5, 2001, our two rules, “Methods for Radiation Dose Reconstruction” and “Guidelines
for Determining the Probability of Causation,” were published in the Federal Register as an interim final

rule and a notice of proposed rulemaking, respectively, At this time, we have begun seeking public
comment as described in these two rules.

If you wish to obtain a copy of one or both of the above rules, they can be obtained in one of the
* following ways:
*  _ Directly through the Federal Register publication or by visiting their Web site
(http://www.access.gpo.gow/su_docs/aces/aces140.html);
+ + By visiting the NIOSH Web site (http://www.cde.gov/niosh/homepage.htm); or

U By contacting the NIOSH Docket Office at (513) 533-8450 or by email at _
niocindocket@edogov. Pry ire Cumes@ 6) -3%- + 674

Once again, I would like to invite you to provide comments on the above mentioned items during their
public comment period as described in the rules, Please provide your written comments as indicated in

the rules to the NIOSH Docket Office.

ifyou have any additional questions or comments regarding your public comments, please feel free to
contact OCAS at (513) 841-4498 or by email at ocas@cde.gov.

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Analysis and Support

Enclosure


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 ofpencer Chemical Pompanifi o “Sng

DWIGHT BUILDING

Hemsas Cy ST ellisourt

May 14, 1962 _

U. §. Atomic Energy Commission
Division of Licensing and Regulation
Washington 25, dD. Cc.

Attention: Mr. Eber R. Price

Gentlemen:

° vies
This is in response to your letter of 17 April 1962 regarding the inspection
conducted at our Jayhawk Works at Pittsburg, Kansas on May 2-5, 1961 under
Source Material License C- 4352 and Special Nuclear Material Licenses No.
SNM-154 and SNM-329.

Replying to your items as listed in your letter, we submit the following in-
formation for your consideration:

1. Time-occupancy studies have been made in the area where high air-borne
dust samples were observed, - - -

A. Incidents Involving Thorium

Six incidents have been noted involving thorium, natural isotopic
assay. The counts of the air samples in these six samples are as
follows:

Microcuries
per ml of Air

3 x 19720
4x 19710

2x 19710 —

2x10.

2x 107%?

sx 107}

In all cases, these were 30-minute air senples taken at a posi-
tion between the man and the hgoded operation where the material
was being ucilized. The air samples therefore represent the

absolute maximum that rhe man could have achieved. Tine studies
on the operation have indicated that the man is in the operating



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QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL ....sseeecessssssecseveseee 2

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PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFETY ....ccsccssscccsecessseevcsseees S
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PLANT LAYOUT AND EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION Sea eeeeseeeeees Qnd
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Cohort Petition — Form B Page 9 of 10

Each petitioner should sign and date the petition as indicated. A maximum of three petitioners may sign the
petition.

Summary of Form Requirements

To ensure that you have.completed the required sections of the petition, please refer to the table below:

PartA PartB Part C PartD Part E Part F PartG
Employee Xx xX xX x
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Survivor AX * wet xd Xb oto LO
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Authorized x x x Xx x
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set for more information on completing the appendix.

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and sign Section G of the original petition. Please refer back to pages 2 — 5 of this instruction set for more

information on completing the appendix. ; a) N DER. Sh A# A

The Continuation Page is provided for you if you need more space to provide additional information. Please
nhotocopy as needed, and attach to the petition.

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August 16,2001»

Office of Epidemiological Studies
Heather G. Stockwell, Director
EH-62,.Room 4107, 270CC
Germantown, MD 20874

Re: Epidemiological Studies pertaining to Spencer Chemical Company/Jayhawk Plant from the

1950's through 19AN's.
Specific reference

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Dear Ms. Stockwell:

Under the Freedom of information Act, | am writing to request epidemiological studies performed
at Spencer Chemical Company in the late 50's and throuah the 60's. snecifically any monitoring

devices utilized on a ~- +. a+, , who worked ina

.Jaboratdry.in the.Spencer facllity. “My and | am pursuing a claim

(EEOIPA) clalm for death benefits.
The Department of Labor is asking for this material to be provided by the Department of Energy

‘and says this “that the Department of Energy and Department of Justice is responsible for

notifying claimants and submitting evidence necessary for the Department of Labor's adjudication
of claims under EEQICPA,”

"| declare under penalty of perfjury that the foregoing Is true and correct. Executed on 8/15/2001,

Thanking you in advance for this information as | need this to file a claim under EEOICPA as soon
as possible.


OPERATION BLANK

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER Hospital Now iiessssescrcsoncee
Dit venABBUSt $29 1966 a canes

Assistant. Rrs..Gould and Jacobi.
THM. serecccsscscesseruscnsnrsseceseneesesneseseeesnnemenneteetenceetsseneesssee

Pre-op, diag:

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Operation:

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Description of Operation by Dr. Allbritten/sic Date August 12, 1966

gallbladder and a cholecystojejunostomy accomplished using an outer layer of interrupt
sutures of 40 cotton and an inner layer of a continuous suture of 4-0 chromic catgut.
Adequate decompression of the biliary tree seemed to have been established.

The sponge count was correct. All bleeding had been controlled, Closure was
started, Tissue layers were approximated anatomically with interrupted sutures
of cotton, ‘A sterile gauze dressing was applied with adhesive. The patient left
the operating room in fair condition.

sexe PA Glee)

Frank F. Allbritt

Ae sSuigeor

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this refers to your istter of Hoverber 20, 1262, informing ua
of your gotion te terninste License Siel5h.

Ab leash Ziftoen days vrior te yacating this Zecility, or using
is fox any purpose other than authorized under your License jou
asa requested to subait ty us a reports imivating the levels of
Lined and renevable uraurinn copteminstion existing in the facil.
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any cantentueted surface measured with & beta varse
survey neter BS tiacus equivalent absorder of
ro} nore than 7 pm:

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Ge 1,000 d/a/iter? nachews renoveble by tizing the sree
with a dry Pilher paver or soft-absorbant paper.

consideration will ve giwm to cancellation of iicenss —21-154 on
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Send this form to: SEC Petition

Office of Compensation Analysis and Support
NIOSH

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Cincinnati, OH 45226

oie have attached a report frorn a health physicist or other individual with expertise in
radiation dose reconstruction documenting the limitations of existing DOE or AWE records on
radiation exposures at the facility, as relevant to the petition. The report specifies the basis for
believing these documented limitations might prevent the completion of dose reconstructions for
members of the class under 42 CFR Part 82 and related NIOSH technical implementation

guidelines. Wyte Mp e HEACTH fit ¥YCO(CL =O
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journal, that identifies dosimetry and related information that are ok
of monitoring or the destruction or loss of records) for estimatin: Q
employees covered by the petition. EE 2. Ns

(Attach report to the back of the petition form.)

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Signature of Person(s) Submitting this Petition — Complete Section G.
"Aree persons may sign the petition.

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fact or any other act of fraud to obtain compensation as provided under EEOICPA or who
knowingly accepts compensation to which that person is not entitled is subject to civil or
administrative remedies as well as felony criminal prosecution and may, under appropriate
criminal provisions, be punished by a fine or imprisonment or both. | affirm that the information
provided on this form is accurate and true.

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Name or Social Security Number of First Peti ——



{= ne, aie TO AND MARK

Combustion Engineering, Inc.
Central Receiving Station
Prospect Hill Road

Windsor, Connecticut

Mark for: .B.Bowie/R.C.Brayer

‘2 200. =: "Fused Depleted Uranium Dioxide
_,cnemiceal Coaposition Wp .005 max.
article Density 99.06 ée theoretical

Particle 8138 -3 + 20 Mesh $17.70)

ae $3,540.00

Delivery: ize of Purchase Order.
Ship for: Station vor ‘

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30-2 352063 a :
» Combustion Eigineering, of date and

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mag and conditions of Purchase CA-6-61-A
js l*thru 23 are applicable as modified below:

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) ee (69) Seren On

~ © Ra Sed be ssttole 6 warrenty ~ Delete in ite entirety except
S' j “4 wentence of paragreph (a).

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THE’ MATERIALS PROERED WHEREIN ARE {+ FOR ResALe : NOT FOR RESALE

IMPORTANT
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF TKIS ORDER BY SIGNING UNDER THE WORD “ACCEPTED” ON THE
—> ACKNOWLEDGMENT COPY AND RETURN SAME TO US PROMPTLY, GIVING DEFINITE SHIPPING DATES.

ALL CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO THIS ORDER MUST REFER TO OUR ORDER AND CONTRACT NUMBERS.

INDICATE IN APPROPRIATE BOX WHEN YOU CAN DEMIVER REQUIRED INVOICES MUST BE ISSUED IN TRIPLICATE FOR EACH
PRINTS IN AGCORDANCE WITH OUR OROER. SHIPMENT AND AGAINST ONE ORDER ONLY, *

Wik SHIP AS INSTRUCTED OM | WILL SHIP FROM

REL MEIRARY PRINTS [PRINTA FOR RECORE | CERTIFIED PRINTS COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC,

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Spencer Cher

mice, Company

DWIGHT BUILDING

Kinsas ty Tellissourt:

June 22, 1959

Mr, J, C, Delaney,

Division of Licensing and Regulation
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Washington 25, D. C.

Dear Mr. Delaney?

We are submitting herewith tire: copies of our license application
covering a facility for handling uranium up to and including S% en-
richment in U-235, ‘The system is designed to process either UF¢
or scrap to an oxide, nitrate or sulfate,

At the present time we are operating a similar but smaller facility
under License No, SNM-15i, and plan to continue its operation, The
plant. covered in this application also is to be located at our
Jayhawk Works, but is physically located approximately one quarter
mile from the smaller plant. Therefore, we are requesting a new
license for the facility described in this application. The same
laboratory facilities will serve both plants, Qur current plant
superintendent will have responsibility for both plants.

The new facility is under design and construction and we are plan-
ming to have it ready for operation by August 1, 1959, On that
date depleted U% will be used as feed for the startup operation,
If there is any further information required, please contact us
immediately by collect telegram or telephone in order to prevent
any undue delay in the consideration of this application. _

tb se
fh ihe Yours very truly,

SGMESTION US 2 ~ Nuclear Fuels Department

farold Lambertus
Manager

Hisel

Three . :
Enclosures: eer copies of license
application, as noted.

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+ ENGINERSING. INC. CONTINUATION SHEET

Netkks: ROA, WANDOOR, ORNARCTIOUT
7 ‘Rasuenrpoen, ae. | ee, Mee ~~ Torr. so. a")
03-056 i “el0aeg? i 2 2

c. Article 10, Default-Gubstitute 30 days for 10 days in
peragrepo ty Tazy.

&. Article 10, Default- Delete paragraph (e} in its entirety.

5. The- total liability of Spencer on this purchase order under any
cireumstence willbe limited to the total amount of monies
received ty Spencer from Combustion Engineering, and will not

exceed $3,540.00.

6. You are not to proceed with this order until the United States
Atomic Energy Commission indicates their approval on the face

of this orter......

7. Priority Rating:
2093-5
Certified Under DMS Reg. 1

- B.Gi-Dean

8. The acceptance of this Purchase Order by Bpencer is effective
only if Spencer receives the Purchase Oder heck by December 15,
1961, in @ completely approved end valid form.



Continuation Sheer 9
Spencer Chemical Company
Wittaburg, Kansas

May 2-5, 1961

The stack diacharge cf the vartous ares wes also sampled. The Lair that is discharged
by fans (oct process aiz) was sampled and measured several times les averaged
Jess then the maximum permissible Limit established in Part 2X7 x 15°!! pc/ml),) Samples of

the process air discharge was ebout 0.3 grams af uraium in 14 hours of blower operation diring
the production af 500 pounds of 2.5% UO2. ‘This calculates w be 3x 10°10 gc/ml. A second

geet af the aarse area over 19 hours of opecation yielaed 0.115 grams of uranium. Tals eabeulsted
to be approximately 7.4 x 15°" a, ,. Because of the moisture in the abovs moted discharge, ”

& vpecial sampler. wes devised to trap the erexiam particles, Keseutialty all srexiua is in
particulate form and wes trapped by the frit (oeb-micres filber) withia the sexpler. ‘This

i: 7 exhaust wes ail funneled through this spacial sxmapler. ‘This eperation is ¢ ceatewous
eperation 24 hours s day, seven days & week. 7

Wo mossurement bas bees made of the effluent of the UR, erets. ‘This atr is processed

8 scrubber before it 1a discharged to the room atmosphere. ‘The air of this ydrolysis room:
is vented to the outside atmosphere through # kigh blower 3500 cfm). samples
taken fn the room atmosphere indicated average results than 10712 c/a.

24. The contamination surveys are made oo & weekly basis after receipt of the counting equip-
ment et the Jayhawk Works shout january 24, 1961, These surveys ace couductod ta both Plsot
#2 ang the "T” House, All areas including “work” arses, packaging, shipping, storage, chsage,
lunch and office arean were includes {n the surveys. Although there is continuous cleaning iv
the various areas, the tread of the resules indicate thar in the “{"' House, contumination Is
tracked from the “work” areas to the “non-work" arees, Contamination surveys of the shipoing
containers are made before and after {iliteg and before shipping.

25, “Radistion mouttoring (bete~gamma) is conducted by the Licensee to determine comphance
witd 20.10!, 105 ent 203. This monitoring is dove with a Sears-Roebock Tower survey meter
Model Ph-7. This instrament is calibrated weekly with s check source end yearly ageinat 2
standard radium source. These surveys are conductnd throughout the “T"” House, Plast #2, all
mortage efeas and supporting facilities.

26. Tne licensee processes material for the ABC (accountability station SCC), Ucensee materia)
{aot owned) for organizations like General Blectric, Westinghouse, Areojet, Atomics Innernationsl,
etc., licensee material (Speacer owned) for resale to other Licensees. ‘This materia} is controlled
through a5 sccouncebility system. Toe accountability offieer responsible for the receipt, use

aod disposition of the material {s Mr. Wood. ‘The Ucenses has records fer each comrector,
wapplier aud Ucenses which are involved in thelz program.

2. Liquid waste ts collected in hold-up teaks before release Leto the storm sewer. ‘The stora,
aewer eaters a pond referred to as Spencer Leke. This pead empties into the Spring River.
This complete system up to tbe point that the powd diacharges isto the river ts ceasidered 2s
“geetricted ares and is with is the licensee's feacad area, Thee average daily discherge & the
pond is approximacely 3000 gallons of .18 grams par galiea solution. . .

The dally effluent from the pond tw the river ts 30 x 106 gallons and the pond capacity is
350 x 10° gallons. Therefore, the coocentration at the point of discharge to the river calcclates
wp be 1.6 x 10°9 ac/ml which 1s leas than the mpc to Past 20 (5 x 104 pe fm).

‘Weekly water samples are collected one mile above the effluent discharge (Spring River at
Spencer Park), at the discharge point (Spencer Lake ut the overflow) aad two miles below the
discharge point (Spring River and Hiwsy 66). A silt sample of Spencer Lake was also eollected. —
‘These samples were processed god counted by the Kanxas Stage Boerd of Health. These samples |
results elvo indicate less than mpc 88 per LOCFR20-, -



‘Continuation Sheet 12

Silke trom Spencer Lake

13,6527.5 |35.4322

Spencer Chemica! Compecy
Piradury, Kaasts
May 2°5, 1963
MINDAUM
Location AI)Pileerable Acsnp! auc, anne /aap
()Noa-filterable a flea Aiphe? | ete
; i 1
Spring River at Spencer Park  |())Fiinerable packgsount#i background?
(i maledove effluent {a)Noa-titterable | background |peckgroauc!
- Spring River at Hiway 66 (iyFtirerable peckgronadé |
{2 sal. below efflaest ) | ()Noe-fiberable packground®
Spencer Lake at Ovesflow {3)Ribterable peckgrounct
(at effinent discharge) packgrowndt
Silt from Speucer Lake 0.8 25.2) back- |
grout
AVERAGE
Sortog River at Spencer Perk | (1)Filterable 6.75.6 |$.8 26.1 i
(i talabove effluent discharge)! (2)Nou-filserable 0.46 $1.2 (7.0810.6 |
Serving River at Hiway 66 ()Fitterable 2.020,6 }6.625.6
(% ma. below effivent atschaxre) {2)Noa-tikerable 0.625.3 |3.726.6
; i
Sve ke at Overflow ! (t)Piteerable 0.6 40,7 |6:9 £8.0 |
(at efirusat discharge) < 2) Noufileerable 1322.0 [4.9 222.7

lsActivity: 4 counting error at 95% confidence level

Qeyse/ 210°) « pcfal >
S-based og natural ureciur

4-background not greater then instrument background

‘Toe above tabulation results indicate that the ABC standard in SOCHR20 was not excended.

Jkews of Noncompliance

eee

37, The following items of scacampliauce were noted:

Amendments dated February 2, 1960 asd March 17, 1960-
amencments were not adhered to dy the licensec.

A.

1). Trem 6 of the License states
to uitrate or oxide, usine the proc
Cetober 7 and December i$, 1957; April 16, May
24, 1958 and Januery 21, 1989;
application for the blending of materials up to
batch size containing up more than ten kilograms of

kem 8 of License SNM-IS4,
in that the procedures described in the

“In process of converting UF 5 to UOy or scrap metal
adures described in the applications:of September 15,
14 and 16, June 6 end 23 and November
1 is given under the May 16, 1958
2.3% enriched in U-235 fo 8 maxium
U-255 provided the blzading operation

except that approval

ts conducted in 2 dry non~bydroganous atmosphere.”

2). The amendment dated Februsry 2,
date to autzarize chemica)

Ganusry 4, 190." Fags 2, kemt

Control’ states” The

entire production operation will

version acrvizi

*

1960 states “Your license SNM-154 amandec
jen described in your application of
¢ the paragraph headed “Material Movement
be curried out to (2) primary



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Because your request is for records maintained by one of the Department's major ‘operating
components, 3+ PttS 3 , ithhas been forwarded to them for direct response to
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The information provided in this section will assist HHS in evaluating the petition. Petitioners should note that
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relevant to this petition; the locations where members of the class were exposed to radiation. If the location
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under the Energy Employees Occupational Centers for Disease Contro! and Prevention
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Instructions for Completing Special Exposure OMB Number: 0920-0639 Expires: 05/31/2007
Cohort Petition — Form B Page 5 of 10

¢.7 Employment Information Related to Petition: Enter the following employment information about

this petition:
C.7a — Employee Number: Enter the employee number, if you know it. Not all employers assigned

employee numbers. Nor Ke) Gul Kd

€.7b — Dates of Employment: Enter the dates of employment at the facility (or Pe dates, if .
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of the class of employees or have represented members of this class in the past, if you are aware of any.
This information may assist HHS in contacting members of the petitioning class for information or to notify
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Name of Survivor; | _ Ae ke ee

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Conmtinustios Sheet &
Spencers Cosmical Comp any
Piraburg, Keotas

May 2-3, 1961

21, The urinalysis program was ou « monthly beais for those persons workieg in the Nuclear
Puels Section until about six weaks before this inspection, About that time, the licensse had
trouble processing the 93% material. At this time, the frequency was Cheaged t two weeks
rather than monthly. The urinalysis sarvice is prowics the Natious! Spectrogranbic
Laboratories. Hisicah, Florida. This veodor uses the fluorimetric method to determine tote!
Wsaniem ts Sensitivity of 1 x 10-10 (@.00iprm). The cousting is dose on an alpha
proportions ges counter (Appendix C). The ts.oet mm Bppaer’ 30. Y
the “action” timit for enriched urate ead $0 23/1 " Hente on, ‘ecaxien,

4a withdrawn from, the product area uxtil the succosdiag uriaelysis results drop below these
* ection” Limits. ‘This action Limit ts based on txtormation free Chicago Operations report
SCOO-212 entitled, “Health and Seley Considexstion dor Uranton Posi Pabrication Facies.

‘Tuts report Ls dated August 1, 1933.

m Aix sampling roster radiation surveys aad sess (costmmisation) surveys are conducted by
the Ucensee to determine complizoce with 10CFR20.301, 30. 203 and 20.105(o). Mx. Wood
conducts the air sampling and contamination survey programs and reports his @adings to Mr. 1
Chenoweth and the senior supervisor. Mr. Caenoweth stated that the action tkes on high air
samples depends on the circumetunces (le; the operation, sample result, working conditions,
etc.) but the supervisors sre under pressure to correct or lower the values, Tie records
substuntiace that unusual conditions are tavestigated and rectified as soon as they are discovered.

23. Twe atx sampling program is carried on using & Model TFIA-TFAS41 Saplex sampler.
Tos average sample is a hélf-bour sample at approsimataly 18 cfm and some sacaples run 25
long a8 one and one-balf bours, depending on the operation. Thelicenses also uses aGitnan ©
“Bentem-Air Sampler”, Mode!'€19002 with membrane @AM-4. These semples are 24-hour
samples et 12 to 15 I/m.

Aue samples ere taken tn AlLpaxts_of the I" House-aad-Pant £2 lacheting the outside exvirons.
The operations during which samples are collected include: blending, tranater of material (between
containers), loading (io shipping conrajners) within the hood, fusing of uranium and thorium
compounds, cleaning of the mills and other equipment, crushing-grinding-acreening, dissolution
umes), There is to set frequency for the air sampling of the various operations. For isstance,
the blending operation in Plant #2 may be 30 miinotes tn 24 hours or about once 4 day, whereas
the blending operations in the “I~ building are about 10 minute darstions about five or six fimes
aday. Other operating times may be as follows: chaning at the ead of @ pexticalar enrichment
processing is approximately four hours in edther plast. This is dows ea an average of once «
mouth. Usboading the blender in Plast #2 may be a 30-minute-once 8 day operation, Ix the
“T'' House the unloading operation is five misses per bottis eu en everage of once # day. Fusiag
is done approximately tes times per week, dissolution shout ence a month (ten minates), grinding
wbout once a day (five msimutes), end roiling and ecreeulag aboot four hours ence @ day.

‘Toose afr samples were usually tabro en breathing soos semples (Bantam sampler} or ts the
geveral area (Staplex sampler). Background seinplen were taken in non work" areas such as the
office, lunch room, change room or outside the butlding (away from the exhepst ducts or in
some cases at the exbsust ducts).

The air samples are normally counted the following day unless immediate trformation is required.
The 24-hour samples are counted when they are pulled. The samples are counted, for alpha

Bod beta-gammas, one Nuclear Meaeurements, Corporation, Model PC3-A, gaa flow proportional |
counter (P-10, argon-methave, gas).

Corrective mesures taken whea high resulta are discovered include re-sealing of units to
keep the dust confined w the tatertor of the unit, increasing the exhaust air flow of various boods
and “dry po. operations, re-design of faulty equipment, etc.


Employment History for Claim Under . U.S. Department of Labor
Energy Employees Occupational lifness Employment Standards Administration &

Compensation Program Act Office of Workers Compensation Programs

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1 denial of any right, benefit or privilege to which you may be entitled. DO NOT FILL IN SHADED AREAS | Expires:

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‘EMPLOYER: :

Dates of Employment Ban 6 2 x OFA

Employer (Name/Address/Location where work was performed PLAN /-
a cA dy DANY /TAYH AWK
] Cea ea Atco OR TAVH AUIS FINE CHEN (CACS

bd. Box L4¥7, Gacend , KE. 66739 (6.25) 28 3-( 3a]

Position Title & Description of Work Performed
CHER ST

~estribe all factor(s) believed to have contributed to the development of the claimed illness, (N/A for none)
CHENICALS
URANIUM EXxXPdSURS

Was a dosimetry badge worn while employed? NOW KNOW

[[] Yes Dosimetry Badge Number | \ CJ No
EMPLOYER 2 rite ee eaeaiorer 5; aT
Dates of Employment Start Date / 1 7°? ORS S i kil
WIKRBCO LIOR SPINES PLANT CO

SHAS EO OTe
& LAST RANT TAY HAWK’ GACENA, KS,

KANSIN & , ZMIRINGS, LENOERSON,RY,

Position Title & Desorption of Work Pertormad YVAN Y Tiiac& CHANGES JUER YCARL
BATCALY C HEAHUST

Describe all factor(s) believed to have contributed to the development of the claimed illness, (N/A for none)

CHEMICALS
URANIUM EXPOSURE

a dosimetry badge worn while employed?
Le » OKA KB) no

im YES Dosimetry Badge Number

Form EE-3
May 2001


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Baltimore, Maryland 21235

CERTIFICATION OF EXTRACT FROM RECORDS

Pursuant to the provisions of Title 42, United States Code, Section 904, and the
authority vested in me by 42 United States Code 902, I hereby certify that I have
legal custody of certain records, documents, and other information established and

maintained by the Social Security Administration, pursuant to Title 42, United
States Code, Section 405, and that the annexed is a true extract from such records

in my custody as aforesaid.

I further certify that all signatures of Social Security Administration annexed
document(s) are genuine and made to the signers’ official capacity,

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal.of the
Social Security Administration to be.affixed this 3/7 day of TM ay ,2002.

Steven Donnell

Division Director

Division of Earnings Record Operations
Office of Central Operations

Formn SSA-473 (3-96)
Destroy Prior Edition



“RS PRESENTATION

7 iL OURAGCE foulee Of ATTIRVEY



3 Workers -
JatiauedfromPage1A

3. git neglected sick workers
“100 tong, the federal government
urgir  “ousands of Cold War-era
urke. .ationwide to come for-
‘rd to be compensated. It is offer~
g sick workers help in covering

3

dical bills and a $150,000 lump-
1 payment. a
Spencer Chemical, which was
$ to Kerr-McGeein 1963 and has
anged hands several times since,
among more than 300 eligible
es in 37 states, according to a list
ceased this week by the U.S, De-
srunent of Energy.
“For many years, the government
omoted a legacy ofneglect toward
ase workers who helped build the
ongest national security in the
utd? Energy Secretary Bill
shardson said, “We failed to take
2 of workers who had become
from exposure to radiation,
ium and other hazards.”
Richardson said government offi-
..s are prepared “to right our past
ongs.”
rsormer Spencer Chemical em-
yees sail they do not know of
‘one they worked with who had
> ill rom radiation econnect-
wien the plant.
Aob —_arsley of Pittsburg, presi-
nt Ofsue Retiree ‘Committee asa-

cial organization composed of for-

t workers, said if anyone.

mer plan r if a

1g eas he mot ely would
e most

know ‘about f

“Truthfully, I cannot think of any-
one who had become sick” he said.
“T have never known anyone from
that plant to have any form of radi-
ation disease.”

Parsley said workers in the nu-
clear fuel department worked with
uranium, an element that could re-
sult in radiation exposure,

Jim Wood, who was a safety in-
spector in the nuclear fuel depart-
ment at Spencer Chemical until
shortly before it was closed, said a
number of safety devices were in
place.

Wood, who now lives in Carl .

Junction, Mo., said he believes he
would know if anyone had become

He said he was in charge for sev-
eral years of taking urine samples
and monitoring radiation-detection
badges worn by the 20 to 25 em-
ployees in the department,

Finding the Kansas plant workers
willbe one of the more difficult parts
ofthe compensation program, ener-

and labor officials said, because

e plant closed decades ago.

‘To help getthe word out, the gov-
ernment plans to take out newspa-
per ads and pass out fliers in South-
east Kansas and other areas
nationwide where plants have since
shut down.

“There’s going to be a consider
» said Pete» wl

able outreach progr
Turcic, a Department of Labor em-
ployee helping to lead the compen-
Sation task force. “These long laten-
cy periods are common.”

In the 1960s, as many as 200 peo-
ple worked throughout the local

lant.

P Gerald Eckhardt, emergency
management director for Cherokee
County, said he knows of several
former employees stil living in the
area, but he does not now of any
former employee who is sick from
radiation-related disease.

Officials say it would be wrong ig
conclude that people who worked
at any of the plants automatically
becameill. While some of ‘the planis,
factories and mills produced thou-
sands of tons of uranium, others
may have had only a few pieces of
uranium at their site fora single day
of testing. . .

“We're not saying there is a large
number of sick workers at this one
Kansas site” said Jeff Sherwood,
Department of Energy spokesman.
“Work is being done now to under-
stand the amount of radiation doses
present there.’

‘On Sept, 21, the Department of
Energy released a list of sites re-
viewed for possible past involve-
ment in nuclear weapons and nu-
clear energy activities,

‘The Spencer Chemical plant was
on thatilist, :

In 1964, in the wake of the sale of

dpencer, ne DULIGINg at Lae £
ere some nuclear-related ¥
was done was dismantled
burned, according to the Ka
Department.of Health and E
ronment.

The KDHE said the radioa
ash that was the result of that
ject was buried under a Nuc
Regulatory Commission licens:

he state health departmer
that time proclaimed the site
contaminated,

‘The plant became the proper
Gulf Oil Co., which in 1982
quested another decontaminz
of the property asa precautio
measure.

‘Ten years later, in 1992, the!
reviewed all old licenses is
when the Department. of En
was compiling the list release
September.

The KDHE performed anc
evaluation of the site as part 0
review, and again found no p
health threat,

Eckhardt has contended tha
clear waste may be buried a
plant site. The KDHE has requ:

riher documentation from
Department of Energy.

The NRC is still reviewing the
Spokesman Breck Henderson
the commission has a blanket
cy ofnot commenting on any ar
which it is testing. .

The Associated Press contrit
to this report.



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cts at
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strial
ation,
ati

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and
> the
rility

RELATED ACTIVITIES bl

The other source of impact would be the uncertain value of by-
product plutonium or uranium 239 if there were no statutory require-
ment that the Commission own and par for the plutonium or uranium
233, A market for plutonium at $9.50 per gram of metal, for exam-
ple, corresponds ro a credit of 0.5 to 1.0 mills per kilowatt-hour in
typical thermal reactor cases.

To investigate this matter. a Commission staff group was assigned
to discuss the subject informally with representatives of industry and
the public, giving particulaf attention to the kind of transition meas-
ures which might be necessary to aroid too serious impact on the
growing industry. Doring-the summer and fall of 1961. sessions were
held with representatives of several utilities now operating or building
large nuclear’ power stations, and with committees of the Atomic In-
dustrial Forum, the Edison Electric Instirute, the National Associa-
tion of Railroad and Ucilicy Commissioners, the American Public
Power Association. and the American Federation of Labor and Con-
gress of Industria] Organization. The Atomic Industria] Forum and
the Edison Electric Institute set up special groups for further study
of, and report upon, the subject. :

‘The comments received and the course 6f action to be taken are
under consideration by the Commission and are being discussed with
other egencies of the Government.

Cranium Scrap Recovery

Commercial recovery of-uranium from unirradiated serap produced ©
in Commission operations reached a value of $1.435,645 for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1961. This was more than five times the figure
of $275,000 reported for the fiscal year that ended June 30. 1960,

The program was_first undertaken during fiscal vear 1959 when

initial orders, as of June 30.1959 roraled $116,000, During 1961,
the sis firms bidding tor this work. ~—

Recovery of Plutonium jrom Scrap

In mid-1961, the Commission received an expression of interest from
the Dow Chemical Co. regarding the commercial recovery of plu-
tonium from non-irradiated scrap generated in the Commission's
production-werapons work.

Davison Chemical Co, Erwin, Teun.: Euglehard Industries, Inc. Baker Platinum
Division, Newark, N.J.; Nuclear Materials & Equipment Corp., Apollo. Pa. : Catted Nacear
Corp., Chemicals Division, Hematite. Mo.: National Lead Co, Albapy, N.¥,: Spencer

Cypmieal Co. Kensgs City, Mo,
me City, Mo,

621607825,



‘ | Tom UNITED STATES }
ig) ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION i
SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL LICENSE

Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter
1, Part 70, "Special Nuclear Material Regulations,’ a license is hereby issued authorizing the licensee
3) to receive and possess the special nuclear matericl designated below; to use such special nuclear
a material for the purpose(s) and.at the place(s) designated below; and to transfer such material to
8) persons authorized to receive it in accordance with the regulations in said Part. This license shall
1 be deemed to contain the conditions specified in Section 70.32(a) of said regulations, and is subject

MRA, are dd

8 to all applicable rules, regulations, and orders of the Atomic Energy Commission now or hereatter in
FS effect and to any conditions specified below.
i “Licensee : 3. License No. ~
l. Name Spencer Chemical Company * _ Si8-329

4, Expiration Date

2. Addr Dwight Building ---- .
ess Kansas City §, fissoui September 30, 1962

BABAR ARAEARCH

4 S. Dodket Na,

id "-FOe3h0

: 6. Special Nuclear Material ’ 7, Maximum quantity of special nuclear material

; which licensee may possess at any one time

g under this license i
@| -Usandum enriched to 33 One thousand (1000) kgs 04235 contained|}
4 in the 0-235 isotope, ‘dm uranium enriched to 5% in the %235
a isotope.

W235 isotepe in accordance with the procedures desczibed in the Ucenseets
applications of June 22 and duly 28, 1959.

(MMAaAGT

9. Quantity of special nuciear mcierial allocated to licensee pursuant to Section 70.31 (b) of said part

a
a Bons
a
ql
Hq CONDITIONS
z 10. Unless otherwise specified, the authorized place of use is the licensee's address stated in Item 2
Re above,
&

Tus activity authorized in the licensee's Jayhawic Works located between
Pittsbura, Cansas and Joplin, issouri

For the U. S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

GUS PISO GEOR

Be ste aie

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OPERATION BLANK

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER — Hospital No........
Date,.Avgust 12), 1966

Assistant,..D78- Gould and Jacobi

Anaesthetic... EAGER:

Anasthetist.......

Pre-op. diag: Carcinoma of the pancreas, with peritoneal carcinomatosis

Postop. diag; Carcinoma of the pancreas with peritoneal carcinomatosis

Operation: Exploratory laparotomy; biopsy of omentum, cholecystjejunostomy;
jejunojajunostomy En Roux Y

e

———

Description of Operation by Dr. Allbritten/slce Date August 12, 1966

The patient was placed on the operating table in a supine position. The skin of the
abdomen was prepared with ether, tincture of Merthiolate and draped with sterile
linens. A midline upper abdominal incision was made. Bleeding points were tied
with 40 chromic catgut as encountered, Sterile towels were clipped to the wound
edges. The incision was deepened to the midline of the abdominal wall and the
.peritoneal space entered,

There was @ large amount of bile stained fluid present within the peritoneal space
and a total of approximately 3.5 liters was aspirated. After this was completed,
multiple carcinomatous implants could be seen studded promiscuously over all
free peritoneal surfaces, There was a huge tumor mass occupying the head and
body of the pancreas with gross extension into the retroperitoneal tissue and into
the root of the mesentery of the small bowel. The liver contained a number of
small metastatic nodules. The gallbladder was grossly distended, Although it was
not of great size, it was quite tense. The omentum was filled with carcinomatous
tissue. A Veshaped segment was removed to send to the laboratory for histologic

confirmation of the diagnosis.

In view of the distended gallbladder, I thought it was possible that we might be able
to provide some palliation by a by~pass of the distal ductal system. With this in
mind, the first portion of the jejunum was elevated into the wound. Mobilization
wag rather difficult because of extension of the tumor into the root of the mesentery.
A suitable segment of the jejunum was found approximately thirty centimeters distal
to the ligament of Treitz. The jejunum and jejunal mesentery wag divided at that
point. The proximal end of the jejunum was then anastomosed to the antimesenteric
border of the distal limb of the jejunum approximately thirty centimeters distal

to the site of division. The distal end of the jejunum was then brought over to the

continued seaman

74-065



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Page 5

Spenser Chenical. Caxpany
Kansas City, Missourd
Tdcense Wo, MEISE

their request 30 that parts of the proposal wold not be m~-
necessarily classified Company Confidential. Tt ds noted that the
Licensee's application wes uct submitted within the 30 day period

stipulated dn 10 CFR 70.26

TW. FROCESS DESCRIPTION AND FURPOSE

Ww.

he purpose of the Licensee's pilot plant is to process several,
ea of starting uranium bearing materials for use is the fuel cycle

~ OP mnclear energy, The purified uraniua is from the process

20.

may be used dn research and development and/or aotoal core wateria}

for nuclear reactors. Purification is dous principally by polvest t=
traction and the process is designed to produce primarily U 0, from

U Fg or scrap. Further compounding of Spencer's purified materials by
the ultisate consumer may be necessary since it ds the policy of Spencer
not to compete with their customers in manufacturing uranim containing
products for specialised uses. The pilot plant wis originally designed
to process uranias of any emrichnemt, in accordance with the lisenas
approval received for their applination dated Septesber 15, 1957. The
current program at Jayhawk is being conducted in process equipment
modified in accordance with licensed approval received for their appli~
cation dated May 16, 1998. This last approval was granted for: prow
cessing only materials containing up to 5% enricheent. The process
equimment must be. physically modified: for enriotnents up to 10% ad
further nodified so that the equipment originally approved in the
Septexver 18, 1957, application is used for enrichments > 0%>

Changes in the enrichment of materials being processed are said to
require approval of the departamnt manager, before exocutio. The
differences noted dn process equipment from that approved under the
Jacense were brought to the attention of Mesers, Landrus and Chenoweth
They were informed that the Division of Inspection wuld Probably
yecomend to the Divindon of Licensing and Regulation that en sacndment,
de required to SH-ISh before operations are pornitted with highly ene
yiched material. It wis explained that an arendaent to the license
approving the equipment that differs frou that presently approved should
particularly be sought. Messrs. Landrum and Chmowsth ware also advised
thet the Licensee should always consult the Division of Licensing and
Regulation when there ds amy doubt vhether an amendment to their license
da required or vhether changes in equipamt o procedures should be
reported, before such changes are made. Both men concurred with these
proposals and indicated that such a procedure vould be followed in the
future. .

At the tine of the visit the plant was in operation, Processing natural
uranium, according to procedures described tn the License application,

to produce U Oy powers The Licensee had oa~hand scrap U Op pellets,
enriched to Pad of 0235 which are scheduled to be processed within -
about one week. ‘hore are nO plsns to proces® material with enrichnents
greater than 5$ dn the esr future, however, 4% is planed that material
of higher enrichment will be processed at some tine in the future and the
process equipment presweably 11) be modified to conform with that
approved dn the license. Mr. Chenoweth indicated that it is expected
that the present processing facility will de moved to the larger building
by about widesumer of 1959, at waich time larger inventory of special
puclear ssterial will be desired. It is planned that all lisensed


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All requests for consultations between members of the Medical and Surgical Sta, and slso the opinion of the consultant, are

to be made in rae Such written opinions sre to be incorporated in the oes records,
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\ FEB 26 #59 AVY Sau Chenin &
Spencer Chemical Company

Nuclear Fuels Departaent _
Kansas City, itissouri

Attention: Mr. Harold Lamertus
Gentlesen:

"|. Xow are hereby allocated 11.92 kg contained U-235 as UF : ‘f
4 containing uranium enriched to 3.24 plus or minus 0.0688 . .
. _  Ue833 for use under your License SEH-329,

: For details rega: procurement of the allocated material
“prior .to June 30, 1960, you sheula commmicate with the Cak
- , Ridge Operations Office, U. 8. Atante Energy Commission,
Coo, : Ba-O. -Box-B, Oak Ridge, Tentlessee, Attention: lit. 3. J.
~ McAlduff, dx., Division of Production.

- Distribution: Very truly yours, . . “ 7
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{ito Abe 2h" section but rather into the 6% tee ca side of
section.

de Insulating material several inches thick is present around a
§ dnch process vessel (evaporator EP-=16), forming a reflector.
From the back-up material there is no indication that insulating
saterial is specified for the evaporator although this may be 2
type item generally mderstood were heat ts involved.

Raddation survey instrosentation consists ef the followings
3 Sears Roebuck "Tower", aodel 6159 GH survey meters.
2 Nuolesr-Coicago model 2612 GM survey moter.

Two of the Tower” survey meters were randomly tested for reaction to « 2
radiation source and fous to be responsive, These instrowents are not
woitable for surveying for G radiation.

Storage facilitiss consist of a concrete vault, spproximtely 1h x 20 ft+,
Which is equipped with « steel cosbination lock door, Zhe section of
Building 703 in which the vault 42 located 4s empty at the present ting.
The vault 4s provided with a floor drain, exhaust fan, and hap a stean

Spencer Chemica Company bas submitted plans of its proposed radiation
alare systen to the Division of Licensing and Regulation for approval as
2h. The application was dated Decenber 19, 1958,
and requested that al2 of the plans be considered Company Confidential,
The Division of Licensing and Regulation requested in a letter to the
Ideensee, dated January 19, 1959, that Spencer withdraw or re-phrase


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constant sampling of the effluent would be necessary for adequate
evaluation of waste disposals to unrestricted urease

Ti. ADTOLOGTONL, SAFETY PRoeDURES

306

Written radiological health and safety procedures were sobeitted as

a part of the application, however, these are mostly explanations and
descriptions of material and not specific detailed safety rules for the
program. Pilot plant personnel are verbally instructed to laundry

coveralls daily, however, no routine monitoring of clothing bas bem

ordered by witten procedure, ‘he plant operating procedures could wore .
nearly be considered safety procedures, however, neither bas been diss =» ~
tributed or discussed with personnel to assure complete fanilisrity end a“
no. periodic. sessions-are-held to “inpress, ‘Yeiiad, oF instruct.

4n yadiological health and safety or to Tecaspbasize the importance of
Adherence to established procedures designed to contyol criticality
hagards. Mre Chenoweth stated that to his knowledge persemnel have not

been expressly given en explanation of the nature of an accidental
criticality excursion and the scope of the potential hasarde

X. RADIATION SURVEYS AND PERSONNEL MONITORING

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Records kept of radiation survey findings indioate relatively low
alpha and beta contamination. Levels of the order of 300 = 100 d/m .
alpha activity and readings on smears with @GH of .02 to 209 mr/are
beta have been detected. 4 second has been kept af routine readings
taken in the plant area with OSM w/thin window tube. These readings
range from natural background to |; ar/hre with most readings between
background and .S ar/hr. Mr, Suith stated that corrective action is
requested for any readings observed to be as such as J ur/or. Istablish-
ment of the above surrey records may be considered corrective action for
the survey record deficiency reported as an item of nonsceplianse in
4100 report of 9-11-58 and included as attachwent A of this report.

Available sample results covering the period from Gh-58 to 12-158
show levels of air activity for alpha and beta ranging frox 1.01 x 10°23
to 262 x 10°23 ye/nl. These air samples are randomly taken with a port-
able sampler of the filter paper disc type with a calibrated air flow.
Samples have been taken at sone points in system where airborne radio~
activity is likely to occur, however, Mrs Chenoweth stated that saxples
had not been taken at the blender or at least he ime of no sample
results from that location, lire Chenoweth agreed-that adr ssmples at
the blender location, during blending, appeared desirable and that such
sampling wuld be done. It wes pointed out to Mrs Chenoweth that addi~
tional and routine air sampling procedures would make s more complete
evalustion of the air contenination statua of the Jayhawk processing
plant possible. Air sampling of the sintering process ws also discusséde


Continuation Steet 6
Speacer Chemical Company
Pittsburg, Kansas

May 2-5, 1961

17, The Ucwnses's inventory ar the time of the inspection is noted balow:

Depletad/gms : Normal /gms <73k/gos >1SR/gos _\Thostum/gms
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Station Matexial 4 |4,989, 201 2,084, 618.81 : 200, 153.19

Licenses Matariat , | 042, s21.249)

{vot owned)

Licenses Masexial | 3,816, 043.398{ 1,573,979.979 | #,089,258.11 121, 764.876
(owned)

The sutien ‘Sigeree were takes trom the inventory records compiled by the 8. $,

Materials tune from the San Fraacieco office of ARC. ‘The figures for the licevace material
(not owead) were compiled by the taspector troto the licesses figures. The Ucetese owned)
materts! (depleted, normal and thorium) ware compiled by the inspector from dsta furnished
by-the Ucenses. The Uiceases owned material (<73%) was 6 Combination o€ the reports sub-
muisted to tha ARC by the lcenses and bis receipt and disposal records, A physical inventory

ta reconcile the tebulsted book inventory figures was not made by the inspector. ‘The inventory
and the licensee's records indicated that they did not exceed the Ucensed amounts.

Radiological Satety sad Compliance

18, The factlirtes of the Jayhawk Works of the Spencer Chemical Company tncinde processing
plants for recovery of depleted, sormal ‘sod /or enriched uranium. Included with the. processing
equipment are experimental end developmental facitities and smrage facilities. lncluded Lo the
inetalistion sxe thé equipment used for the fusing of-urmium oxides aid carbides.

‘The feed for tus processing may be UFs, scrap metal, green selts, yellow cake and other
uraniicn bearing material from which the urasium ig to be recovered of processed for fusing.

5a Plane €2 which ts used fer material of leas than 5% enrichment, the general process may be
deacribed as follows: the fead may be hydrolyzed or disolved (depending on what the feed ta);
acid Ls added until the desired concentration Ls achieved; the product then goes to tha rich acid
Storage maka} {roca these sarage tiaks the rick acid prodect is pumped to counter-curredt pulse
exrraction Columuns:at this peiat, the rich orgnaic phase from the extractor overflows to the
scrubber colwms and the rattiaate Lows to the waste etactse tasks (the waste may be disposed
of oF resycled depenting ou the uxuatum Concentration), After treatment ia the scrub colama,
She rick oxpeates are recycled ve the extraction cohema and thes it flows te the stripper colune
where the urnaium 1s stripped frem the rest of the compound, ‘The rick aqueses phase is thes
fed i se @vaporator to concentrate if and then practpitets it. ‘The product te beat treated to
become eiasion oxide. ‘Tee UO} ie discharged throng « mill to a bleader to the flat! eiipping
conta maine? +
‘The storecrentioned process Ls extremely simplified. (For more camplete detaila, refer to
the “Application for Spencer Nuckesr Material License” dated June 22, 1989, Docket #70-340),

" The tasioa processes aad recovery processes of materisl-beving éutichmeats-up-to.93%.ware_
the" “Howee,Sas-recovery process trom low earichment UF, was done ia
Me ‘The UP, is made ready in 2 process “house” ovtaide the “I” House and fod to the
“reactor” whare the flal product (UF, oz U02) Ls tepped aff, ‘Tehs reactor was being modified
‘aC the time af the inspection; therefurs, this equipment was not in we,

Toe fusion process was doos in Rooms 10 ani 16 of the “T" House. The process proper ig
carried om ing “rasctor” insalated with 3 Sfoa~bydrogeacus and non~Carboo containing material.
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than one percent, but may exceed this for small lots.

The Spencer Chemical Company is currently engaged in the menufacture of ammoni.
nitric acid, ammonium nitrate, polyethylene, nylon, urea, methanol and other ~
similar products. Since December 1, 1957, Spencer has been operating a uraniw
oxide pilot plent (under license Ilo, SNH~15)) and nas gained much valuable
experience in ‘the handling and processing of enriched uranium.

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QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL

The processing of uranium is the direct responsibility of Harold Lambertus,
Manager, Nuclear Fuels. Mr, Lambertus reports directly to H, R, Dinges, Vice

President, Industrial Chemicals Division.

Hr, Dinges received a B.S, degree in chemistry from College of William and
Mary in 1938, where he also served as instructor from 1939 to 19h1. He was
employed by 3, I, duPont de Nemours and Company 1941-2, and Olin Mathieson
Chemical Company 1942-7 before joing Spencer Chemical Company in February,
1947. Since February, 1957, Mr. Dinges has been Vice President, Industrial
Chemicals Division. ~

Mr, Lambertus received his B, S, and H. S. degrees in Kechanical Engineering

from Purdue University and California Institute of Technology respectively. He
was employed in 1946 by the American Searing Corporation where he received a
background in engineering, sales and production. He was a vice president at
American Bearing prior to his leaving there in 1998, and was responsible for
thé planning, building and staffing of a nuclear fuel element manufacturing
facility. dust prior to joining Spencer. Chemical Company as Manager of the
Huclear Fuels Department in April, 1959, Mr. Lambertus served as a consultant
to several manufacturers of nuclear fuel elements.

The operation of the uranium processing plant is the responsibility of
George E, Chenoweth, Plant Superintendent. lr, Chenoweth received a B. S.
degree in chenical engineering from the University of Missouri in 1951. He
was employed by Phillips Petroleum Company from 1991 to 1952, and joined

Spencer Chemical Company in 1952, He has been responsivle for much of the
process equipnent design for the experimental uraniun facilities and has been
in charge of the operation of the urenium pilot plant facility since January 1,

1959.

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position less than 25 minutes during an 8-hour normal shift of
operation. During the rest of the time the man would be in other
parts of the toom or hallways or the building where the air has
consistently been 10°12 microcuries per ml or less. Therefore,

the overall daily exposure would be less than the limits of Part 20.

Normal Uranium
Sormal Urantes

Seven instances were observed where the air~borne conceatration
of normal uranium was in excess of the Part 20 limit. These

were as follows:~

Microcuries

per ml of Air
1,3 x 10740

9 x 1o7ll
1 x 19720
1x 19720 |
2x 197l0
1 x 1070
9 x 107?

These instances all occurred at the fusion operation, samples
being taken for a 30-minute period at a position approximately
head high between the man and the hood where the material was
being utilized. Again it was determined that the man was in
this operating position less than 25 minutes during an 8-hour
shift. At other times he would be in air~borne concentrarions
ranging from 10°°“ cto 10°**, so that his overall daily exposure
was less than prescribed limits.

93% Enriched Uranium

Instances involving 93% enriched uranium have revolved around
two pieces of equipment. One was a dry sample splitter where
the samples had to be taken between the machine and the man.
These were as follows:


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material will be confined to this building. this arrangement is
desirable because 4t increases the costrol of the licensed mterial
dn the Jayhawk Plant which tp also engaged in the production of
agricultural chemicals.

Ve CRITICALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES

22. Geoeral procedures and operating rules to insure criticality safety are
+" used, as deserdbed in the licenses Check list procedures are not do }
use, however, log book and date shests are used for control of the pro~
cess. Sawples are taken and analyzed routinely each shift as a control
measure, Hon-routine samples are also taken when it is demoed necessary>
Generally, criticality control is obtained by maintaining "ever-sefe*
gecuetzy and mess limitations, Bie ccuelyttes. __senples are used in part
atablishing entratitn before transfer

quently dependent” ‘assay Of mi
received and shipped Currently done at the Jayhavk Plant. Inform-
tion on assay of highly enriched material in the past has been obtained
from the shipper, however, they are considering plane for doing 4sotopic
wutiysis of highly enriched materisl to be done at the Jayhawk Plante
Stainiess steel catch pans are provided under practically all vessels to
‘die process and criticality safe catch.pans are provided’ umder all”
yossels that present potential spills of msafe volumes of up to highly
enriched materials, Spills would probably be observed soon after they
coour since operating personnel are present om a 2hehour basis. The
Licensee's process equipment contains the inherent possibility of leakage
from vessel to jacket and vice-versa thus creating a possible criticality
hazards Control of this hazard is the responsibility of the operators
diligent observance of pressure differential changes and visual changes

dn vohumee of associated vessels. Sane of the tanks in the process are
not criticality safe, these are primrily storage tanks and the valves
leading to these tanks are said to be controlled by supervision and
analysts whe are responsible for deternining that U~235 concentrations

are below approved amounts before transfer of the solutions to the wun-
safe tanka. Overflow af solution from the evaporator (EP-16) to wter |
storage tanks (T-11) could result in s criticality hazerd. dn overflow
container baa been installed to prevent this, however, this ccotrol is
dependent on an operator's visusl check of the container st 30 mime
intervals. Control of mass safe limits in process furnaces 1s dspedent
on riatal determination by operators that 19% of furnace tube capacity is
not exteeded and that no grester than accepted amounts of traniu
throughput exists. The control of all the foregoing possible criticality
bezards ave largely dependent om the diligence of direct plant supervision
and operatorse

23. Administrative personnel are responsible for modifying the process equip-
ment to meet the licensed approved specifications for materials of &
particular enrichment. sdeinistretive personnel are also responsible
for assuring that only asterial of single isctepic analysis will be used
in the system at one tine. Jt ws noted that the Licensee's nuclear
materiel storage vault is also used for storing Company documents in
filing cabinets, and in, therefore, accessible to personnel outside
the Noslear Fuels Department. It vas pointed out to Mr, Chenoweth that |
the Divasdon of Licensing and Regulation would probably expect that :
access to the Vault be limited to personnel in the Nuclear Fusls H
Department who are responsible for the material stored there and also
desire that there be Lurited access to the wanlt before approving ab dom

creased SNK inventory in an expanded progres.


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INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION

eciel nuclear material license is submitted by
ed in the stete of iis-

souri and has its principal office in the Dwight Building in Kansas City,
Missouri. ‘The principal officers of the Company ares

This application for 4 sp!

K. A. Spencer -, President
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C. Y. Thomas_- General Vice President (Operations)

J. P, Miller - Generel Vice President (Finance)
J. E. Culpepper - General Vice President (Warketing)

E, V. Friedrich - Vice President, Administration, and Assistant
ee Secretary

J. G. Denton - Vice President, Agricultural Chemical Division
H, R. Dinges ~ Vice President, Industrial Chemicals Division

F. L. Pyle - Vice President, Plastics Division

N. C. Rovertson ~ Vice President, Research and Development Division

E, W. Morgan - Treasurer

Re Wag - Secretary

ALL these officers have their offices in end, Dwight Suilding except for
Mr, Mag whose address is 9 West Tenth Street, Kansas City, Missouri.

are natural born citizens of the United States. The company is not con-
trolled by any alien, foreign corporation or foreign government.

This License is requested for the processing of any earichnent of uranium up
to and including 5% The uraniua in the form of UFg or scrap is to be con”
verted to the oxide. The processing will be done ae the Jayhawk Works of the
Spencer Chemical Company located between Pittsburg, Kansas, and Joplin, Mis-
souri, with a freight shipping designation of Military, Kansas. .

The license is requested for ten years.

Tae product of the process normally will be finely divided U0) powder. Oxid
other than U02 may also be produced as finely divided powders. Nitrates and

sulphates may also be produced.

Tae vraniun will be vroces for other licensees. Plant start-up is schedv
for July 20, 1959. ‘Tne raxk sign processing rate is 33) pounds of urar
per day. The actual proces te will depend <p: the exect nature of
feed materiel and upon custom nd. Invenwry of v-235 at the plant wil
not exceed 1,000 kilograns. essing losses generally All be held to les



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Spencer Chemical Company
Kansas City, Hissourd
Idcense Ho. MOPS,

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

9. On daguary 20, 1959, an initial inspection was made of the special
nuclear end source material programs being conducted, under License
Nos. SNM=154, Cw3571 and R218, by the Spencer Chemicel Company in .
their Jayhawk Plant near Pittsourg, Kansas. Yisits were nade to the

.. Spencer Chemigal Company's offices in Kansas City, Missourd on .

* “January 19 and January 21 and the inspection of the Jayhswk Plant
facilities was msde on damuary 20, 1959. Spewor's Kansas City offices
were initially visited to discuss scninistretive controls exercised by
the Kansas City office over the Licmsed programs at the Jayhnk Flant,
The second vinit was made to the Kansas City office om January 21, to
discuss the inspection findings at the Jayhawk Plant with the appropriate
and responsible adwinistrative persomel,

10. On dugust 28, 1958, the Licensee Inspection Division, Albuquerque
Operations Office made an assist inspection of the activities being con~
ducted under License Nose O=3571, R218 and SWM-15L, in the Spencer
Chenical Company's Jayhawe Plant et Pittaburg, Kansas. A copy of the .
Albuquerque covering mesorandum and inspection report will be trans-
uitted at the time this report is subaitted to Washington headquaiters.

Li. Dr. Peter 4+ Morris, Division of Inspection, Headquarters, and Mr.
Je Te Sutherland, Inspection Division, OROO, accompanied We We Peery,
Inspection Divisicn, ORO, on the visits of the 19th and 20th while
only Mr. Sutherland accompanied Mr. Peery on the visit of the 2lst.
Dr. Morris! primary purpose in the visita waa the evaluation of the
criticality aspects of the programs being conducted under SAMW15y and
bis findings, observations and conclusions ere included as an integral
part of this report.

12, Licensee personnel interviewed at Spencer's Kansas City offices in=

cluded Mrs He Re Dinges, Vice President, Industrial Checicals Rivision,
Ur. Le He Landrum, Manager of the Nuclear Puels Department and ur.
Gordon Crowe of the sexe Department. Mr. Crows reports to He, Landrum,
who reports to Mr. Dinges, Persons contacted at the Jayhawk Pient in-
cluded Mrs Gy 3B. Chenoweth, Superintendent; Mr. KR. Jopp, Assistant
Superintendent in charge of the nuclear fuels plant operations and
maintmance; Mr. Be Ge Marhofer, Supervisor of the laboratory; Mr. F. Le
‘Turbett, experinentalist; and Mr. J. B. Saith, Safety Director. Messrs.
Jopp, Marhofer and Tarbett report to Mr. Chenoweth who reports to ure
‘Landrum.

XI. ORGANIZATION

13. The individuals interviewed and their corresponding cupacitias reflect
some changes in personnel and their assigned responsibility from that
submitted in the Licensee's application dated September 15, 1957, and a
part of the Licensee's application bearing the title "Health and
Safety in Handling UraniowTM, dated February 19, 1958. Mr. Le Ge
Stevenson was previously responsible for many of Mr. Chenoweth's current
duties including responsibility for over-all radiological health and



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Division-of Licensing and Regulation Kiennsing & Regulation
Washington 25, D. C. a MAY 18 1962>-

Attention: Mr. Eber R. Price fs °" AS Bk
Gentlemen: _
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This is in response to your letter of 17 April 1962 regarding the inspection
conducted at our Jayhawk Works at Pittsburg, Kansas on May 2-5, 1961 under
Source Material License C-4352 and Special Nuclear Material Licenses No.
SNM-154 and SNM-329. .

Replying to your items as listed in your letter, we submit the following in-
formation for your consideration: .

Tt. Time-occupancy studies have been made in the area where high .air-borne
"““dus€ samples were observed.

A. Incidents Involving Thorium

Six incidents have been noted involving thorium, natural isotopic
assay. The counts of the air samples in these six samples are as
follows;

Microcuries

per ml of Air
3x 10710

4 x 19710

2 x 19710
10

g
3
2
3:

2x 107

2x 1970

sx io7tl

In all cases, these were 30-minute air Samples taken act a posi-
tion between the man and the hooded operation where the material
was being utilized. The air samples therefore vTepresent the

absolute maxinum that the man could have achieved. Time studies
on the ‘operation have indicated that the aan is in the operating

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INFORMATION ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY RECORDS

¢ Our records show the amount of earnings reported, not the amount of Social Security taxes
which were paid.

* Wages were first covered under Social Security in 1937. Therefore, 1937 is the first year for
which earnings may be shown on our records. Employers were required to report eamings
semi-annually in 1937, and ona quarterly basis for the years from 1938 through 1977.
Beginning with 1978, employers are required to report earnings anmually.

© Our records do not show the exact dates of employment (month and day) because we don't
need this information to figure Social Security benefits. Employers do not give us this
information. .

¢ Our records may not show earnings from last year because it takes some time to process
earnings reports from employers.

© Each year, there is 2 maximum amount of earnings which are subject to Social Security taxes
and are used to compute benefits. Ifa person earns more than this maximum amount, the
earnings statement will usually show the maximum rather than the total earnings.

Maximum Yearly Maximum Yearly
Earnings Taxed Earnings Taxed
Years for Social Security Years for Social Security
1937-50 S$ 3,000 1979 . $22,900
1951-54 S 3,600 1980 $25,900
"1955-58 $ 4,200 1981 $29,700
1959-65 $ 4,800 1982 $32,400
1966-67 S 6,600 1983 $35,700
1968-71 $ 7,800 1984 $37,800
1972 S 9,000 1985 $39,600
1973 $10,800 1986 $42,000
1974 $13,200 1987 $43,800
1975 $14,100 1988 $45,000
1976 $15,300 1989 $48,000
1977 $16,500 1990 $51,300
1978 $17,700 1991 $53,400*

* Beginning in 1951, self-employed persons could also receive Social Security credit for their
work. The maximum amounts of self-employment earnings that are subject to Social
Security taxes and are used to compute benefits are the same as those shown above.

{] Please read the enclosed pamphlet(s) for more information. .
+ In 1991, the maximum yearly earnings taxed for Hospital Insurance is $125,000.

Form SSA-L460 (4-91)


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Building #702 otharmive known as Technical Operations Baiidiag, is weed to process mataris})
for eckichments greaver then 5% although materia} fer experimental work or new processed

other enrichad uraaium. ‘This process ares is maused fox ene or two whifts 2 dey depending
on the workload and customer orders. X the workload is besvy, this ares so wel} ap Flat
92 ts worked on s rotating-three-shitt henis. '

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‘The ajority of porte and sects! mectear material processed by this licensee ii aneguatable
tm the ARC and is bekd ander accountability station 300 which 1s administered by the AKC's
Sen Pravcisco office. .
Factittis, mentation aed .

a. ‘The operations of the Meclees Pasls Hection ware contacted fa two arena. ‘Faves sperstiocs
sing depleted sormia] and guriched xraninm up to 5% earichument are contacted ix Building 91011.

butting is referred to ax Plast 02.
‘Gm ag ota ng eam re
Building #702, ‘This is the Technical Operations Duilting aad iy referred to as the “T"-House.
This exes is cleo used for experimental sad developmental werk. ‘This aree was formally

13, Plant €2 15 constructed af steel framework covered with transite cxiding sad le approximately
110 feet by $0 feer. ‘The maxtmum height withis the building 1s 50 feat, “The pracosslig are

~ 4g the east balf af the building on thtve levels, The well behind the is covered
with steinless xtee! sheeting and stainisss steal dzippens are under prect ell process
equipment and solution tanks. ‘There are three poparate air sysvems for this buikding. Noxms!
aix {a veutad through two blowers which exhaust the building af a rate of 2000 cin by menas of
industrial belt-driven 48-inch fans, Process air is exbsusted through « éustcap filter 20-6
ara rate of 2500 chan. ‘The UFs process ares ts exhausted through a acrubbing system at ¢ rate
of etn.

Although actual measurements of the various components Were ast taken, the general lnyout

and coutigurstions of the process equipment followed that desctived ix the application dtted

June 22, 1959 and drawing Nember 1-3600-4 of License Me, 4-333, The general ewnakenpsing
noted during this inspection wes axcedlest in that thers was mesncummulation at superfinews equip-
gnont 2nd evexything was in “tte” place. X sheald be muted teat the ploat was met bs operation
desing the week of the (nepection (naemauch an thé SAN effice was conducting 2 AEC amiit and
taveutory. ‘Ths micro-tmill blewder aad weighing room within this plast are all otpuresily encloeed
areas. ‘Ths alr from thers roeess ly ventod te the poensal sunsephare af the befdiling trscgh
absolute fiiters. ‘The blender is purged with xitrogee uidere cash operation be inbere 2 éxy
atmosphere. .

‘The storage aros for Plaar #2 js along the worthwest aad seuthweet quadrsat of the building 60
the ground floor. ‘These arees were clearly defined by signe and merricedes. Theres ves 3
amall storage building adjacent to Mant @2 that is weed for preparation of material for skipping
and storage of material ready for shipping. ‘This material may be enriched, aermal ex depleted
ureniing.

Since the last inspection, 2 “dot” and cald cheage area sud shower reom Aad buch aree hare
beta sdded in another building across the rosd from Mast €2 aad the maall storage bailting (ose

Appendix A).



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” yeompnmcnsss” UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION

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COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT \
Nime ad aaaress OF ucerset TT Oate St iSsbecuie.
Qviget Bailaing Samary 20, 1955. 1.
Nansse City $, Wiseoord 3. Trpe of inspecuoc intvaal

* 4 10 CFR Panes. o

RE _ 20 me 18

+ Domose onaioer 1) uisue 100 expamuion dzone scope ane conérhons | unchding achecamenss)

Lionas Fo, = Dele “See a NRSR Baars apd Conditions

1S TRbSE AP peepee Wren exrished in the 0-235 isctope,
As snended bot te exewed 100 kilograms of contained 0-235,
‘ for use is the process of couverting UF, to W,,
or sorep mtariel to nitrate or oxide, Using the

R desoribed in the applications of

pF 15, Ost. 7, and Dec. 19, 19575 april 16,
r Us and 16, dune 6 and 23, 1958; exept that
‘eh approm)-te gine

“ON XOU

> lospection Gadings (and icem of ooncomplisnce)
the Licensee's current progrwa involring the use of low eurichment materials presents
an acceptable risk cf hasard from criticality and rediclogicsl health and safety of j
Spewer Ghenies) Company pewecemel and the genera) public. General procedures and
operating rules to insure criticality safety are used as described in the License,
Check list poeged meat in use, however, log book and data sheets are used for
“~itrol of thé process. “Tha process aquiprent in’ Spencer's facility largely conforms
that described fn their applicstion of May 16,-2953, except that modifications were
made in the eclmms sad the eveporttor was insulated vith several incbes of ine

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SS Records are kept of mcuthly file badge readings supplied vy the fof i
ner Canpeny. Reverds are kept of monthly urinalysis results fro the Nuclesr Gl
Belence wat Ungineering Corporation. Yhe Licensee's facilities were found to be posted i=
is scsordepee-aieh tas peiras et 10 205° Tne analy items of nonpapliance
pier a. bos : ' n
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imum abowe, the coatiomation aay be extended to the reverse of ths oan ond fowt te bed Z
Wanting, identifying pepititee by namo and aziay Coausued ca the face of Lat unser ©
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‘Ceatisnation Shect 13
Spencer Caemical Company
Piesburg, Kensey

May 2-5, 1961

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vesction hood, (+) conversion furnaces, (c) walosding aad packaying hood. ee moods
are spaced 22 feet apart and the furmsces lecetad between the two heods.J

During this reinspection, it was acted thet the pachigiug Sud unlosding hood was a5.
intrega! pert of the primary hood with no spece between them; themfore, the furpaces
could not be located berwesn the two hoods (See appendix B - “TTM rooms of Building
#702).

em S of the same parsgraph on Page 3 of this application suites "The trays are stacked
one above the other in the reactor box aad their cemabined croes sections] ares is Jess
than that of 5 toch diameter pipe. They are loaded into the furnace bax witkia the

sod anid the box securely closed priar tp sumeval to prvveat airberne dest commminstion.”

‘This procedure is not felhowed. Accerting te the Genasectration of this pert of the

; = procedares, the trays are loaded within the heod but they are thea reregred trem the

2bood to be put into the furnace box. Theratore, {the furoace box is aot loaded within )
the hood ag is stated in the licensee's application. _

The amendment dated March 17, 1960 states, “.....++05 Your Koease is further
amended t provide for the manufacturing of fused ureniimn oxide and carbide io
accordance with the procedures deacribed in your gpplicetion of December 28, 1959 and

February 2, 1960."
Z |

Ste
leem 4, paragrapi{(A (Zquipment) ofthe spplcation dated December 28, 1959 states)
“The reactor and #1! auxiliary equipmest are located in # bood for position dust control.
‘The ‘tiodd is exhausted through suitable filters to remove and recover al) airborne
uranium dust fromthe exhaust air."

During this inspection it was noted that although the reector and auxiliary equipment
da Room, 16 of Buildin: 702 were booded, the hood exhaust is not fikteres pad exhaust:
dixect to the abaosphere. This fs contrary & item 4 a6 totod above.

(Ruragraph 2(o) of the application letter dated February 2, 1960 statsa) “The product“!
from any ove fusion charge will be treated as a peparace betel end Geored uncer au inert
atmoepherd at least two feet from any otber cranium container,”

Ms. Chenoweth stated that fusad UO, is ot hap a inet atospbere) Only
the carbides are kept under an atmospoere. This te contrary m the procedure |
wotad in paragraph 2b) quoted above, =

30.201 (2)- in that the Ucenses did mot make gurveys at the property line fesrustricted
prets) 2 determine If he was emittlig airbpree conrmimtion in excees wf the Limits
established for unrestricted areas (3 x 10°" ac/ml.).

A sample of process air discharge from Plant #2 indicated epprozimately 0.3 grams of
Uranium in 14 hours of blower operations during the production of 500 pounds of 2.5%,
U0. This calculates tm 3x 10°20 ac/m} exheusted during this 14shour period Into x
restricted area. This amount is dispersed as tt leaves the exhaust stack and is Castied
over the company property.line to unreatcicted afees, The Licensee bed made bo Survey
or evaluation of how much, if say, of this.airberns material was at this poict. iemas
“BS ted that the furnace for this.perticuler process is tn operation 2¢ bou 2¢ hours # day,
ys 8 week. pennenee

Also, no evaluation or surveys were made during the washing of potentially contaminated
protective clothiny.


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Spencer Chemical Company
Kansas City, Mssouri

License No. pest,

QUILETY CONTROL AND PROCESS CONTROL SAMPLE ANALTSIS

2he The fusing of U 02 samples is done to determine the sintering
qnalities-of this product. Snall samples of approximately one gran
ave fused with heat from 9 heljare unit. The samples are placed in
graphite crucibles and fired with the heliarc inside a small non-
flammable box. Shaded glass is used by the technician to view the
process through a amall opening in the top of the hoz,

250: Calorimetric analysis of samples are made in the laboratory to de~
termine uranium content. Mr. Marhofer is responsible for contre] of
these samples in the laboratory. Samples from various points in the
Process are analyzed in this laboratory as an integrel part of process
Soutroz both from the standpoint of quality and criticality considera~

‘Se

26. The license requires that blending of material be done in a dry
atmosphere. In the past this was done by purging the blends with
nitrogen before each blendings The material from the dry box to
blender is conveyed in closed containers. Since the inspection we
have been informed that the blender now bas a direct conection with
the dry box to utilize the same dry gas for control of moisture. Mrs
Chenoweth stated that a moisture analysis is made daily on the oxide.
Powers and the results have consistently indicated 2 xoisture content
Of Osi to 0.2% by welght.

. 2°. Spessrcgraphic analysis of samples from the Licensee's program is being
made at Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Miseourt under QM@257 issued
to the College on Octeber 21, 1958. ‘This program was inspooted a
January 22, 1959, and the inspection findings are contained in a separate
report dated February 5, 1959. This report contained ome iter of none
compliance with 10 GFR 20,401(c) in that the Licensee bad not maintained
yecsrds of surveys as required by this section of the regulations. The
issuance of SNM~257 corrected one item of noncoupliance cited in Item 6
of Form ABG-Li7 submitted with ALO0 report dated 7-11-58 and included
as attachment A of this report.

VII. ACCOUNTABILINY

28. Complete and systematic records are kept of materials received and
transferted in the Licensee's program. Mr. Chenoweth is responsible
for keeping such records. A separate record is kept of each shipment
of material fron receipt, during processing and through transfer of
Spesces*s finished product. Special nuclear materials inventory frow
July 30, 1958, tc December jl, 1958, reflects the foliowings

Uranium Canpounds U=235 Content
Toval Recedpte Gls, 695 grans 1s,083 grams
Shipments 448, 865 22,602
195,820 2,482
Losses 22 oe)
On Hand : 193,996 25365
Previous Inventory 3,458 ob
oval On-Hand 196, S5is 259


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